The Sunday Oregonian., July 29, 1917, Section One, Page 9, Image 9

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ALASKA GOAL YET
FAR FROM MARKET
ington side of the Columbia River
U.S.NEEDS EXPERTS
should receive credit tor the number
of their men who have enlisted in the
Oregon regiment, la a contention made
FOUR DAYS ONLY STARTING TODAY.
in- connection -with the Army draft.
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Portland will not have to send any
men on the first call, her quota hav
ing1 been enlisted already. Cowlitz.
Clarke and Skamania counties must
give their full quotas after many of
their youths have enlisted in Portland.
Clarke County's quota is 172. but it
is known that more than 100 have en
listed already with no credit given, and
there were 67 at least from Skamania
County who have enlisted in the Third
Oregon. Camas and Washougal sent
at least 72, Vancouver many, while
some from Cowlitz County also en
listed. An effort Is to be made to have due
credit given.
Wan. Department Encourages
Promising Students.
No Present Indications Exist
That Pacific Coast Will
Benefit Next Season.
EXEMPTION IS FAVORED
Educators May Properly Vrge Dis
trict Boards to Omit Technical
Men From Service, Say a
Education Commissioner.
FACTS ARE GIVEN M'NARY
ROBERT WARNER BURIED
TIIE SUNDAY OREG ONI AX, PORTLAND, JULY 29, 1917.
I rV I IV I V I K I" "V I fVT V M ?V
Conservation Seems to Stand In Way
of Development Government
Will Mine Only Enough
it
for Its Own Vsc.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
lngton. July 28. There Is no present
Indication that Alaska coal, in quantity,
will be put on the Pacific Coast market
next season, notwithstanding the fact
that Alaska has the coal In abundance,
and that transDortatlon to carry this
coal to tidewater will be available this
la 11. Conservation seems to stand in
the way of coal development, and
threatens to keen Alaska coal in
Alaska at a time when it is badly need
ed in most of the markets along the
Pacific Coast.
The Government alone Is likely to
utilize Alaska coal extensively next
year, and the Government will mine
only such coal as it neds for its own
use; it will not attempt to meet the
demands of the nubile.
This conclusion is fairly drawn from
an extended statement furnished hen
ator McNary by Secretary Lane, of the
Interior Department.
The Oregon Senator, apprised of the
Northwest fuel situation by the Port
land Chamber of Commerce, is strug
gling with the firoblem of bringing
about the development of Alaskan coal
and of getting that coal to Oregon and
other Coast markets. With Secretary
Lane's statement us a basis, the Sen
ator will pursue the matter further, for
he knows the coal is in Alaska, he
knows the market exists, and the only
problems to be solved are iiow to get
the coal out of the ground, and how to
get it from Alaska to Portland and
other distributing points.
The first problem is one for Gov
ernmental solution. The question of
sea transportation must be worked out
by the shipping and commercial inter
ests of the Pacific Coast.
Information Is Furnished.
In response to a comprehensive
series of questions submitted by Sen
ator McNary, Secretary Lane has fur
nished considerable information regard
ing the Alaska "oal situation. He re
peats what has heretofore been ex
plained, that the Alaskan railroad, now
ut the edge of the Matauuska coal field,
will be completed to the heart of that
field by September 1, but the sea
terminus of this road is Anchorage,
which is closed by ice in Winter, so it
will not be possible to get Matanuska
coal to the Pacific Coast ports before
next season. Secretary Lane further
states that before the close of next sea
son the Government expects to close a
gap in the lower end of its railroad, so
that coal may be shipped direct to
Seward, and when thrt has been ac
complished, coal barges may load at a
port open the year round. Once Seward
becomes the. terminus of the Alaska
railroad, coal" from JIatanuska may be
shipped throughout the year.
In "answer to Kenator McNary's ques
tion: "Is It advisable to modify pres
ent leasing regulations, at least for the
period of the war, in order to encour
age the development of Alaska coal?"
Secretary Lane says: "I do not see how
the requirements could be made any
more liberal than they are at present
as to royalties, and the other provi
sions are designed to facilitate all prac
tical mining operations. These leases
are made for 50 years; wherefore we
must look to future development and
preservation of the properties, as well
as to-mere temporary considerations."
Private Capital Expected.
Secretary Lane Bays the Government
Jias made no arrangements to transport
Alaska coal to Pacific Coast ports, and
the Government has no present inten
tion of mining coal in Alaska for com
mercial trade. The law. he says, con
templates that development, other than
for Governmental use, shall be by prl-
vaie capital. ASKed it the Government
wouia encourage the building of
barges or other carriers to get Alaska
coal to the StateB. Secretary Lane said:
"It would seem that it should not be
necessary, and that if the conditions
surrounding the mining and transpor
tation of Alas' a coal are such that
Alaska coal can compete with other
fuel supplies, it should be able to stand
such a reasonable charge for trans
portation as will Indues pri .-ate capital
lv mi t ii on.
COWLITZ FIRE CONTROLLED
Two Linemen of Granger Telephone
Company Burnctl.
KELSO. Wash.. .Tulv ?S
Reports from the lnman-Foulsen and
-niujtnomah camps are that the timber
fires which have been burning in
ioKgea-ori tracts near the camp are
fully under control, and that little
namage has been done by either fire
v eft or Kelso near. the county line and
in Wahkiakum County the fire in the
Cathlamet Timber Company lands has
done considerable damage to the tele
Phone lines of the Granger Telephone
& Telpgraph Comnanv. of fhfu r.i...
and much trouble has been experienced
in maintaining service.
Earl Hart and Pete rnrli-inan n
men for the Granger Company, were
painfully burned early in the week
tignting tire, but the companv
has been able to maintain service most
ui iiio nine.
CONCERT IS AT ARMY POST
Fourteenth Infantry Band Offers
Treat to Music Lovers.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. July ; (ppe
clalo The Fourteenth Infantry band
win give another public concert In th
post tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
This band has a reputation of being on
of the best in the Army and the pro
gramme to be given tomorrow will b
a. treat to music lovers. Emil Schot
Is director.
The numbers to be given include
Fourteenth Regimental March" (K
Srhou) dedicated to Colonel Henry D
Styrr; overture. "Poet and Peasant"
waltz, "Andalusia"; selection. "lone"
eong, "The Swallow, La Golondrina"
duet. Cecil Crocker and Miss Rutl
Hughes: fantasia. "Maryland." wit!
variations on different" instruments
end "The Star-Spaugled Banner."
CREDIT ON QUOTAS WANTED
Several Washington Counties Repre
sented in Oregon Regiment.
VANCOUVER, Wash., July 28. (Spe
tlaX) Several counties on the Wash-
OHECON CITY MAN'S DEATH FOL
LOWS RETl'RN FROM TRIP.
Position Held With One Company for
35 Years After Coming to Amer
ica From England
OREGON CITT, Or., July 24. (Spe
cial.) The funeral of the rate Robert
Warner, who died sudaenly at his home
on Sixth and Center streets Monday
evening, was" held from the Congre
gational Church of this city Thursday
at 2:30 o'clock, with Rev. J. W. Mac
CaJlum, pastor, officiating.
. Mr. Warner had been a deacon of
that church for 25 years.
Members and the band of the Moose
Lodge attended the funeral services
and attended the services at Mountain
View Cemetery.
Robert Warner was born in London,
Robert Warner, Oregou City -Mau-Who
Died Suddenly.
England, June IS, 1S56, and was the
son of the ' late Robert and Mary
Warner, who went to Montreal in 1869.
Iater they moved to Newberg, Ontario,
and Robert afterwards left for Cali
fornia, being preceded by his brother.
Thomas Warner. Having accepted a po
sition in tne paper mills at Stockton.
Mr. Warner has worked continuously
for the same paper company for the
past oo years.
He had just returned from ShiD-
herd's Hot Springs where be was sum
moned by the illness of his wife, and
bcid resumed his position at the paper
mills of the Crown Willamette Paper
Company on the morning preceding his
oeatn.
Mr. Warner Is survived bv his wife
formerly Miss Cecelia Van Detlor, to
whom he was married at Newberg,
Ontario. July 18, 1880; a daughter. Miss
Maude Warner, both of this city; three
sisters, Mrs. Robert Smith, of Roches
ter. N. 1.; Mrs. Krnest Kahleman, of
Rochester, N. Y. : Mrs. Jessie Morau, of
Kolger Station. Canada; four brothers.
i nonius n arner, ot Oregon City; Fred
Warner, of Powell River. B. a.: r.cnr
Warner and Charles Warner, of Pem
broke, Canada.
OREGON BOY IS FLYING
Glcnu Eddings, Formerly of Gold
Hill, in Ohio Camp.
A letter received yesterdav bv T'nlf.H
States Attorney Reames from Glenn
Eddings, formerly of Gold Hill, an
nounces that the latter is now one of
the Oregon boys in training for aerial
service with the 13th Aero Squadron
at a camp in Ohio.
There are 5U Oregon boys in the
camp, the letter says, and all are rap-
iu.j- maMf r inn ir.e intri-ate business
of piloting battle planes. Glenn Krt.
riings was employed by the Southern
I'uritic as a fireman on the Roseburg
Abhland run.
TrUo for Poster Awarded.
To Miss Florence Holmes, of this city,
has been awarded the prize for the
best Fign for the poster for the health
department of the Oregon Federation
of Women's Clubs. Judges of the con
test were Dr. George Rebec. University
of Oregon: Miss Helen Putnam, of the
Portland Art Museum, and Mrs. IX. M.
Tin tie.
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MR. AND MRS. DX!EI B. HARRISON.
On Friday, July 20, at the family, residence, 5525 Thirty - sixth avenue
Southeast, the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Harri
son was observed. Members of the immediate family were at the wedding
luncheon at noon. At 1 P. M." the services of two close family friends, to
gether with their machines, were commandeered and the wedding party en
joyed the afternoon on the Columbia Highway. Eagle Creek waa the scene of
further refreshments, and the return trip proved delightful in the cool of the
evening. In addition to the "bride and groom" those joining in observance
or the occasion were r Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Harrison, Gertrude L. Harrison, Al
fred W. Harrison, Russell "W. Harrison, Larry 13. Harrison and Evelyn Har
rison, all of Fortland. One son, Charles K. Harrison, of La Crosse, Wis., was
unable to be here.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Corvallis, July 28. (Special.) That the
War Department believes that students
in technical schools and colleges who
are within the age limits of the selec
tive draft should be exempt In the same
manner as worxers who are preparing
war materials, and that in view of this
ruling presidents of colleges and tech
nical schools may properly urge dis
trict exemption boards, to exempt stu
dents In their institutions who mani
fest special aptitude for the scientific
and technical professions, is the key
note of a letter just received by W. J.
Kerr, president of the Oregon Agricul
tural College, from P. P. Claxton,
United States Commissioner of Educa
tion, who calls specific attention to the
fact that his action has the full "au
thorization of the Secretary of War."
The letter, which was received July
26, emphasizes the paramount Import
ance of technically trained men in the
prosecution of the war, and was accom
panied by a statistical summary show
ing the small number of engineers
available in America today as com
pared with the thousands of such
trained men already being called for,
and the thousands more that will be
needed in the work of reconstruction
following the war. no matter how soon
or how late its close.
The complete text of the letter fol
lows: Department of the Interior. Bureau of
Education. Washington My Dear fiir: The
successful prosecution of the war depends in
large degree on the services of scientific
and technical experts. It is of the utmost
Importance that the supply of men who
have had advanced technical training
should not be cut off more than Is neces
sary. In view of this fact, the Wr De
partment believes that students in techni
cal schools and collogps who are within the
age limits of the selective draft should be
treated in the same manner as the workers
In the Industries which are devoted to tile
manuFactur of war materials.
Under this rutin?, the presidents of col
leges and technical schools may properly
urs-e the district exemption boards to ex
empt students in their institutions who give
promise of special aptitude for the technical
and scientific professions until these
students have finished their courses.
It Is expected that Institutional officers
will exercise de caution and wilt not claim
exemption for students whose success In
technical careers Is open to doubt.
It should be clearly understood that esch
case Is to be considered by the district ex
emption boards on its own merits. Students
in technical schools are in no wise exempt
ss a class. No classes of persons are ex
empt from the operation of the selective
draft except those specified In the act.
I am bringing this matter to your atten
tion with the authorization of th Secretary
of War. The importance of It is emphasized
by the enclosed sheet. Indicating the small
number of available engineers In the coun
try at the present time.
Yours sincerely.
T. P. CLAXTON.
Commissioner.
FISHERS FIGHT RULING
Astoria Men Protest Injunction
Against Using Seining Ground.
ASTORIA, Or., July 28. (Special.)
A motion has been filed In the Circuit
Court by the defendants in the case of
the Sanborn Cutting Company versus
John Mattson. Kenneth Parker et al.,
asking that the temporary injunction
Issued by the court be dissolved. This
injunction restrains tho defendants
from using certain sands in the Co
lumbia River for seining purposes on
the ground that these sands are accre
tions to other sands owned by the
plaintiff.
The answer filed by the defendants
asserts that the property in question
Is owned by K. W. Tallant and its
westerly end Is 2400 feet up the stream
from the sands of the plaintiff and is
not in any way connected with it.
Mechanic Charged AVith Larceny.
N. Keller, a mechanic employed at
the Northwest Steel Company's plant,
wa arrested yesterday by City De
tective Swennes on a larceny charge.
Keller Is alleged to have entered a
confectionery store near. the plant sev
eral days ago, purchasing a. packag-j
of tobacco. He tendered $10 and is
alleged to have taken both the original
coin and the change. Miss Lottie Wun
der. clerk in the confectionery, disr
covered when the customer had gone
that she did not hc the gold piece he
had exhibited.
Hood River Is Exempt.
SALEM, Or., July 28. (Special.)
Relief was granted the city of Hood
River by the Public Service Commis
sion today from the operation of the
advance warning sign statute, which
requires cities and' towns to maintain
such signs at crossings unless relieved
from such duty by the commission.
GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
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MASTER LIST IS AT HAND
UOTKRKOIl LISTER RECEIVES OF.
1'ICIAl. COPIKS OK DRAFT.
Orders for Distribution Among? 6 Reg
istration Districts of 'Wpishlnt
ton Are Still A vial ted.
OLTMPIA, Wash.. July 28. (Special.)
Late today Governor Lister received
from the War Department copies of the
master list of 10. BOO numbers, by which
men registered under the draft will
be selected for military service by lo
cal exemption boards. The lists will be
held at the Governor's office subject
to further orders from the War Depart
ment to distribute them among the 66
registration districts of the state.
Immediately upon receipt of the mas
ter list each exemption board will ap
ply numbers of the master list to num
bers on the draft registration list and
the men so designated will be sum
moned to appear before tho board of
examination at a certain date.
By present estimates four times tho
necessary number of men will have to
be summoned on the first call to fill
the required quota, of troops. No offi
cial statement is available an to when
distribution of the master list to local
bosrds will be ordered. . "
While more thaji 12.000 men ere ap
portioned as Washington's, share of
troops to be furnished under the first
call for troops, more than 5000 are
already credited on enlistment. to the
actual call by draft will be somewhat
In excess of 7000 out of a total of 108,
000 registered.
Two Cottage Orovo Men Held.
EUOE.N'K, Or., July 2K. (JSpeclal.)
George Thompson and W. H. Shane,
both of Cottage Grove, were arrested
at that place today on a statutory
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fixed at l'AOO for Thompson and fl&oi)
for Shun'1, tonight. Their offense: are
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Not Give Up in Despair
Wsrner'n fnfe Diabetes Remedy hns
brought health mid happiness to many
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Diabeten in a peculiar and baffling
disease which the medical profession
seema to be unable to accurately de
scribe and definitely cure despite the
many years of exprrimentlng-.and re
search by foremost plijsiciaua through
out the world.
Diabetes is Invariably the result of
impaired nutrition: this results In an
excess of sugar in the blood and failure
of the food to nourish, hence a gradual
wasting away while eating well.
Symptoms of the disease are In
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tion and dry tkin. often with sweetish
odor.
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gratifying results. Perhaps you may
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tried some of it and got myself in goot
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Nat'l Military Home. Dayton. Ohio.
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Dept. 26j, ilochester, N. V. Adv.
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