The Sunday Oregonian., February 04, 1917, Section One, Page 18, Image 18

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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX,- P0KTXAXI7, FEBRTJAItY 4, 1917.
GAR SHORTAGE SAID
TO BE LESS ACUTE
J. H. Dyer Denies Report That
Southern Pacific Has Not
Tried to Meet Emergency.
HEAVY TRAFFIC IS SHOWN
Increased
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Shipments in All Lilnea
Reported and Freight Paid on
New Equipment to Avoid De
lay 3150 Cars Ordered.
SCENES AT PORTLAND EXPRESS OFFICES WHERE THE THIRSTY ARE FLOCKING FOR THEIR LAST
SHIPMENT.
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In a forma! statement relative, to
the car situation Issued yesterday, J.
Jf. Dyer, assistant general manager of
the Southern Pacific, makes denial of
reports that the company has not been
making- efforts to obtain more cars,
lie points out that, "due to the great
prosperity of Oregon's industries,"
there is unprecedented increase in
shipments out of the state.
Mr. Dyer says that every commodity
shipped out of Oregon has shown a big
Increase during the past few months,
requiring thousands of cars to take
care of the output.
He points out that durrng December
there were enormous gains in ship
ments of cement, lime, plaster, lumber
and other products over the same month
in 1915. It is also pointed out that
there is a similar car shortage In Wash
ington and California. His statement
In full follows:
Considerable publicity has been riven of
late to the subject of car shortage and the
statement has been made frequently that
effort is being made on the part of the
bouthern Pacific Company to relieve the
situation that exists in Oregon.
Causes Told in I'apers.
The causes leading- up to the car hortare
nave been repeated time and time ag-aln In
the press and no further sta Omenta by the
railroad company in explanation are neces
sary. However, an understanding: of the
true conditions and the unprecedented in
crease in shipments out of this state due
to the great prosperity of Oregon's Indus
tries, In the face of a car shortage in
nearly every other state in the Union, should
be given the public
Every commodity shipped out of Oregon
has shown enormous increase the past few
months, requiring thousands of cars to take
care of the output, whereas, if the tonnage
offered for shipment of these various com
modities had been the same as last year, a
lar,?e number of extra cars would have been
available for lumber shipments.
lu December. 1616, there moved out of
the State of Oregon 1121 tons of cement,
lime aud plaster; in December 1915, 516
tons.
Dec'16 Dec15
Tons. Tons.
Oats 8659 - 853
Dried fruits 1827 00
Vruits and vegetables ..18003 640S
Merchandise 9007 10
Paper 258 112",
Stone, sand and gravel 10'J2 140(1
Wheat 121 T 419
Wood 14880 8364
Miscellaneous - 6-28 44o3
or a total of the commodities above men
tioned of 70.261 tons as against 32.822 tons
in the corresponding month of 1915. Of all
commodities, other than lumber, and ' in
cluding those above mentioned, moved dur
ing December 1916 there was an increase
over the same month of 1915 of 36,924 tons.
On the basis of 18 tons to a car which is
fair averaare for all commodities, other than
lumber, it would require 2051 additional cars
to move this excess tonnage In the mouth
of December 1916 alone..
Lumber Shipments Heavier. !
Of forest products there were moved
77.071 tons In December, 1S116. as aaginst
-fo.iuii in December, liuo, which is i
Incerase of 235 car loads In one month.
Every effort has been and is being- made
by the Southern Pacific Company to relieve
me car situation, special trains oi empty
cars have been run through a territory
where there Is a crying need for this equip
ment In order to get them in this state.
The statement has been made that very
xew of the cars which were constructed in
the East last vear for the Southern Pacific
Company have ever reached Oregon, but that
statement Is untrue. On the contrary in
order to get these new cars to its own lines
at the earliest possible moment the southern
Pacific Company paid freight on the equip
ment until it reached its own lines, ana tnen
ran them snecial in trainload lots, empty.
from Texas to Oregon, a distance of more
than 2OO0 miles, and today there Is hardly
a freight train moving on the bouthern "a
ciftc lines in and out of Oregon that does
not contain some of this new equipment.
Arranicemetits are now being made, and.
rn fact, the Southern Pacific Company 1b
ready to commence actual construction of
3150 freight car in Its shops on the Pacific
Coast. 2O00 of which will be box cars. 500
flat cars, 200 gondolas and 45S stock cars.
By thus taking the matter in hand the
Bouthern Pacific Company will be assured
of prompt construction and will not be com
pelled to depend upon the Eastern car man
ufacturer.
Railroad Heaviest Taxpayer.
The Southern Pactflo Company is vitally
Interested in the progress of Oregon. It is
today the largest taxpayer in the state
bin mora than 5000 employes In Oregon
with a pavroll of approximately $5. 000,000
annually. Millions of feet of lumber were pur
chased by the company in Oregon last year,
and no doubt Its requirements will be equa.1
lv nu rr,nl rtiirinir 1917.
The car situation has been Improving
steadily. Today the shortage is not one-
haif BTpiit as It was on December 1. iwio.
The officers of the Southern Pacific Com
pany are exerting every effort to distribute
f,irlv and without discrimination, re
gardless of whether or not the same are to
be loaded in competitive territory, ana wnn
a continuance of empties moving Into the
Etate at the present rate the situation should
soon be normal. . ,
Oregon is not the only territory in which
-w i -iin-fae-A r curs.. The situation
Is equally' perVlexlng In California, The
waahinstnn la several hundred cars
short notwithstanding the great number of
cars that are available there by reason or
being released at v anniitioi. .i""," ,,.
to which tney nave t;uw ..-.
for export.
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Assistant Secretary to Raise
$10,000 for Concerts.
1000 SHARES TO BE SOLD
LIQUOR RUSH HEAVY
Express Offices Draw Hun
dreds of Thirsty.
WEDNESDAY IS LAST DAY
Iiast-Honr Orders for Intoxicants
Mjist Bo Taken Out of Transpor
tation Companies' Hands
by 4 P. 31. February 7.
Portland express offices continued to
be the rendezvous of the thirsty yester
day, and until 4 P. M. "Wednesday will
flourish as the only oasis in the desert
of bone-dryness. Business was brisk
the offices and ltais expected to con
tinue so until the last hour, closing: the
five days of grace during: which ship
ments of liquor may be delivered.
The big volume of business which is
expected to materialize as a result of
the hundreds of last-hour orders sent
by telegraph Friday, preceding: the
signing of the bone dry bill, had not
yet influenced the deliveries here yes
terday. As a consequence the crowds
at the offices yesterday were but little
larger than those on preceding days of
the past week. Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday, however, are expected to
be banner days at the express offices.
Liquor Comes by Boat.
Officials of the express companies do
not anticipate any difficulty in making
deliveries of all liquor placed In their
charge. It was admitted yesterday
that some few shipments might not be
called for,- but these, it was thought,
would be nominal in number.
The Great Northern Express Com
pany received on the steamer Northern
Pacific Friday all the liquor which it
will handle from San Francisco. This
is now being delivered as rapidly as
possible. Shipments coming from Cali
fornia during the remainder of the
five days of grace will consequently
come by way of the "Wells-Fargo Company.
Permit Blanks Soon Ready.
District Attorney ; Evans announced
yesterday that blanks for the Issuance
of permits to purchase or import ethyl
alcohol will be available Monday. Ac
cording to the law, permits to purchase
must be issued by the District Attor
ney's office or a prescription must be
obtained from a licensed physician be
fore any purchase of alcohol may be
made. The law defines those to whom
permits may be issued.
The plan of the law is to do away
with "white mule" or any combination
of alcohol as a beverage. A strict en
forcement of it will accomplish this.
WASHINGTON LEGISLATOR EX.
MJWSBOY FOR T11K OHE-GOMAN.
REED HAS VESTED CHOIR
College Sinjrers Will Appear at
Vesper Services Today.
A vested choir, organized and di
rected by Dr. Max Pearson Cushing,
will make its first appearance at the
Reed College vesper service this after
noon at 4 o'clock. It will consist of 16
voices and will be the first choir ever
organized at Reed.
The speaker this afternoon will be
Dr. Ernest H. Lindley, head of the
department of philosophy and psychol
ogy at the University of Indiana, and
visiting professor at Reed College. He
will speak on "The Law of the Air
ship."
The Sunday vesper services at Reed
College will have during this college
semester a notable list of speakers.
The first two Sundays of February the
speaker will be Dr. Lindley. He will
be followed by Dr. J. Douglass Adam,
of the faculty of Hartford Theological
Seminary, of Connecticut. Dr. Adam is
one of the most effective of the visiting
preachers at the universities of the
East; He will spend a number of days
giving addresses at Reed College. For
two of the Sundays in April the speaker
will be Dr. George Herbert Palmer, of
Harvard University. Among the other
speakers will be Dr. Heist, of the Rose
City Park Methodist Church; Dr. St ana
field, of the First Methodist Church:
Dr. Boyd, of the First Presbyterian
Church: Dr. Sumner, Episcopal bishop
of Oregon-: President Foster and Pro-,
feasors Rowland and Hart, of the fac
ulty, and Dr. Eliot, of the board of
trustees.
Harry II. Moore to Make Report.
Harry H. Moore, member of the Reed
College senior class, who is chairman
of the programme committee of the
Oregon State Conference of Social
Agencies, will report for his committee
at a special meeting of the Oregon
Conference, to be held in the Central
Library, Thursday afternoon at 6
o'clock. v
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Representative Joseph Glrard.
CATHLAMET. Wash. Feb. 3.
(Special.) Joseph Glrard, who is
representing Wahkiakum County,
the smallest in the state, in the
15th legislative session, is a na
tive of Oregon and in the -years
of 1894-95 was newsboy for The
Oregonian.
Mr. Glrard was born in Port
land January 13, 1S80, and was
wducated in the Couch and Atkin
son schools. He cast his fortunes
with the county he is now repre
senting in 1896. For four years
he fished for salmon in the Co-
lumbia, three years he worked in
a logging camp, and in 1904, was
appointed Deputy County Auditor.
He was elected to that office and
served fou.- years. After his term
expired he took up the abstract
business and in 1910 was appoint
ed postmaster, serving until July
1, 1914. For the past two years
he has been engaged in the log
ging business and is owner and
editor of the Columbia River Sun.
UNIVERSITY GETS BOOKS
Dr. Carrie Iielberg Presents 110 Vol
umes of Scientific Research.
UN1VERSITT OF OREGON. Eugene,
Feb. 3. (Special.) Dr. Carrie Leiberg,
who, with her late husband, John P.
Leiberg, has made several most valua
ble contributions to the scientific
equipment of the University of Oregon,
has just donated to the university li-
bary a set of 110 bound v61umes on
zoological and botanical subjects.
"These books." said Professor John
F. - Bovard. "are a distinct addition to
the science library."
Mr. Leiberg was for 20 years an ex
pert botanist in the employ of the
United States Government.
Mrs. Leiberg is a resident of Lea-
burg, on the McKenzie River, where
she and her husband settled about 12
years ago.
ARMORY GUARD VIGILANT
Danger From Cranks Regarded as
Principal Menace. -
Guards assigned regularly to the
Armory Increased their vigilance yes
terday, as a result of the break with
Germany. Special watch of the build
ing was kept up during the closing
hours of the Automobile Show and will
bo continued from now on to protect
the structure and property.
The action is purely precautionary,
it is said, there being danger of cranks
attempting to molest the property. The
numbefof guards will not-be increased
at present. Increased caution is be
ing taken also by guards in charge of
other armories of the state.
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Clnbs Begin Making Requests for
Reservations and Big Demand
for Seats Expected First
Call to Be for $5 Only.
Sidney G. Lathrop was appointed yes
terday assistant secretary of the Port
land Muslo Festival Association in
charge of the musio at the music dedi
cation of the Civic Auditorium, in June.
One of Mr. Lathrop's duties will be to
help raise about $10,000 to finance the
music festival, to pay expnse,of train
lng the chorus, salaries of a music con
ductor and symphony orchestra of 70,
fees of four big vocal soloists from the
East, etc.
The plan proposed Is to get in ad
vance a guarantee fund of 110.000. con
sisting of about 1000 shares at $10 a
share. Each shareholder guaranteeing
to pay J10 will receive six seat tickets.
two seat 'tickets to each of the three
concerts. Only $5 of this money is to
be paid in advance, and if the expenses
or the music festival are all paid by
this call of S5 a share no more money
calls will be made. But if more money
is necessary to pay expenses, the call
for the additional f 5 a share will have
to be met.
Commencing tomorrow. Assistant
Secretary Lathrop will receive applica
tions at his office. 516 Abtngton build
ing. 106 Third street, between Wash
ington and Stark, for shares of $10. It
is expected that there will be a lively
competition to get on the early list.
to obtain choice of seats.
The Musicians' Club has agreed al
ready to apply for mor than 1200 worth
of subscriptions, and it is expected fliat
other music clubs will follow suit.
Mr. Lathrop is secretary of the Apollo
Club, Portland's well-known male cho
rus, and was recently its president. He
is one of the active members of the
first tenor section of the Apollo Club,
has a fine, resonant, clear, tenor voice,
and is a prominent church choir singer,
He came to Oregon about 10 years ago
from Michigan. William H. Boyer la
music airecior or me cnorus.
$800 FINE IS SENTENCE
Judge Wolverton Disposes of Case
Against "W. J. Prendergast.
Eight hundred dollars' flnewas the
judgment against William J. Irender-
gast, imposed yesterday morning by
Federal Judge Wolverton, for Prender-
gast's use of the United States mails
to defraud. The conviction was Ob
talned November 18, 1916, but sentence
was suspended until yesterday because
of the serious illness of the defendant.
Judge Wolverton stayed execution
on the judgment until 10 o'clock to
morrow morning.
Prendergast had been handling the
Merchants' Mercantile Credit Rating
Guide and the accusation on which
conviction was procured was the
fraudulent obtaining of money from
his subscribers.
(1) Crowd Coming; From Express Of
fice Yesterday. (2) 'Two Quarts and
Mee a King." (3) Making; Ills 'Get
away" With the "Goods."
published that item many people have
telephoned daily to chronicle the pos
session of old coins of various kinds.
Range at Albany 39 Degrees.
ALBANY, Or., Feb. S. (Special.)
The minimum temperature at Albany
during the month of January, was 16
degrees above zero and the maximum
55 degrees. The rainfall was 3.20
Inches, there being 14 days during the
month on which rain fell.
SAYS IT IS STICKY
BUT WHO WILL CARE
Cincinnati Man Tells How to
Shrivel Up Corns So They
Lift Out.
Old Coins Numerous at Albany.
ALBANT, Or.. Feb. 3. (Special.)
There are many coins in Albany more
than 100 years old. This has devel
oped the past few days since an item
appeared in The Oregonian regarding
a RidgeQeld, Wash., man having a half
dollar minted in 1830. The next day
two local men produced half dollars
much older, and since . & local paper
Ouch ! ? ! ? t ! This kind of rough
talk will be heard lees here In town if
people troubled with corns will follow
the simple advice of this Cincinnati
authority, who claims that a few drops
of a drug called freezone when applied
to a tender, aching corn stops soreness
at once, and soon the corn dries up
and lifts right out without pain.
He says freezone is a sticky eub-
Btance which dries Immediately and
never Inflames or even irritates the
surrounding tissue or skin. A quarter
of an ounce, which will cost very little
at any drug store, is said to be suffi
cient to remove every hard or soft
corn or callus from one's feet. Millions
of American women will welcome this
announcement since the inauguration
of the high heels. Adv.
RHEUMATISM
CURED
I will rladly send any Rheumatism suf
ferer a Simple Herb Recipe Absolutely Free
that Completely Cured me of a terrible at
tack of muscular and inflammatory Rheu
matism of long standing after everything
else I tried had failed me. I have given it
to many sufferers who believed their cases
hopeless, yet they found relief from their suf
fering by taking these. simple herbs. It also
relieves Sciatica promptly, as well as Neu
ralgia, and is a wonderful blood purifier.
You are most welcome to this Herb Recipe if
you will send for it at once. I believe you
will consider It a Godsend after you have
put it to the test. There is nothing Injuri
ous contained In It. and you can see for
yourself exactly what you are taking. I wll
gladly send this Recipe absolutely free to
any sufferer who win send name and address.
If convenient, enclose 2-cent stamp. H. 1.
button 20d4) .Magnolia Ave Ixw Angeles, CsvU
Between Washington Street
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Oregon Electric Railway Service Sets the Pace
INTERESTING LEGISLATIVE
SESSIONS DAILY AT
FARES
Between
Pert land
aad
Salem
SALEM
ONE WAY $1.50
ROUND TRIP, DAILY $2.73
(Good for 30 Days)
ROUND TRIP. WEEK END $2.00
COMMUTATION, 30-RIDE ...$30.O0
Low Week-End Fares to Salem From Other Points
Trains to Salem at 6:30, 8:30 (limited), 10:45 A. M. 2:05, 4:40 (lin
ited), 6:05, 9:20, 11:45 P. M. Additional stops at
Tenth and Stark, Tenth and Morrison, Fifth and
Salmon, Second and Salmon.
TICKET OFFICES
Fifth and Stark, Tenth and Stark, Seward Hotel,
Tenth and Morrison streets. North Bank and Jefferson-street
stations.
pointed a committee, composed of w.
A. DeBow, L. w. Brown. D. B. Williams
and James Oliver, this weelt to take
steps toward securing elevator facili
ties for handling grain in duik. ine
farmers of Garfield County have had
the matter up for consideration for
several years. Two years ago three
lots in the west end of town were pur
chased and are being held in reserve
for an elevator site in case they should
be needed.
Tead The Oregonian classified ads.
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Rupture Cured
with a g-ood truss that is properly
fitted. Wa are experts at fitting
trusses and have them at $1.50 and
np. The S E E L E Y - SPERMATIC
SHIELD appliance, for which we are
exclusive agents, usually closes the
opening: in 10 days. Satisfaction and
fit guaranteed or money back.
Laue-Davis Drug Co.
TRUSS EXPERTS
8d and Yamhill Sta., Portland, Oregon.
Pomeroy to Have Elevator.
POMEROT, Wash., Feb. 3.
The Pomeroy Farmers'
(Special.)
Union ap-
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that can be reached
internally.
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trouble and as a mouth wash
and you will be safe from
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Always Follow
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As a means of effecting a permanent and positive recovery from indigestion, gas on the stomach,
lower bowel troubles, gastritis, catarrh, of the" stomach, ulcerated stomach, stomach sore
throat, grip, biliousness, ptomaine poisoning and all similar ailments.
For Stomach or Bowel Troubles, take 5 dropa
in Vx glass ol hot water, in the mornlna; upon
first arising;. Same after breakfast, dinner (or
lunch) and supper and again at bedtime. This
should be gradually increased from 10 to 20
drops per time, '
For Grip. Sore Threat. ToaslUtls. Hoaraeaesa.
Ctc, make a Benelol solution by adding 20 drops
of Benetol to a glass of hot water. Keep this
at hand and gargle frequently, swallowing a lit
tle each time, but prepared fresh each day. For
severe cases spray with a solution of a tea
spoonful of Benetol to a glass of hot water, or
touch the sorest spots with pure Benetol
applied by twisting a little absorbent cotton on
the end of a small stick or pencil.
For Ptonulu Potaonlns; ta,ke teaspoon'ful of
Benetol in glass of .hot water. If vomiting oc
curs, repeat the dose until retained by the
stomach. Take thorough cathartic and if vio
lent send for a physician. After pain ceases.
continue with 10 drops of Benetol to a glass of
hot water rive times daily and keep bowels open
with any good cathartic
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, As Follows:
l-oz. Bottles in Red Cartons at 25c
S-oz. Bottles in Red Cartons at SH:
OH-oz- Bottles In Red Cartons at Sl.OO
15-oz. Bottles in Red Cartons at $2.00
Always Insist that your druggist supply you
with. Benetol in the original Red Cartons.
information regarding Benetol preparations, address
Notei Benetol is not a cathartic. If 70a have
been depending upon pills or any form of pur
gative. it will be necessary for you to con.
tinue with some form of cathartic for a short
while" until Benetol can have a chance to right
the wrong you have been doing yourself. After
a short while you will not require any mora
false stimulants for the bowels.
(We would suggest the use ot carbonated clt
rate of magnesia as a temporary cathartic dar
ing the few days required for Benetol to show
definite results.)
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all times with never failing delightful results.
After you feel that a few weeks of the Benetol
Treatment has effected a cure of your troubles.
It will be an excellent practice for you to con
tinue taking 12 to 15 drops in a glass of hot
water every morning. This will keep your en
tire system antlseptically clean and fortWicd
against germ diseases.
CAUTION
Do not accept Benetol from any TJrngglst In
any other way than in the Original Red CAR
TON. Some Druggists will attempt to dispense
Benetol out of large bottles. You should refuse
it. There. is no advantage for you in accepting
such, because you do not get the directions
which are packed in all Original -Cartons.
Benetol without directions is like a boat with
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