The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, November 25, 1917, Section One, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, 3fOVaiBT!ll 25, 1917. tt RAILROADS TO BE OPERATED AS UNIT Revolutionary Move Affecting Eastern Lines Announced at Washington, WAR EMERGENCY DECLARED Pooling of Carriers and Equipment Held to Be Best and Readiest Means for Relieving Bad Situation. rates on all railroads in the country will be reopened for -a new hearing December 17, Chairman Miller, of the Public Service Commission, sent let ters to representatives of business in terests, commercial clubs and shippers, calling: attention to the proposed hearing:. Word also 'was received from the Northwest Fruit Exchange at Seattle, calling attention to the hearing and urging Oregon shippers to participate in the sessions. The notification relates to roads in the Eastern, Western and Southern ter ritories and is distinct from the recent application of Eastern roads for an advance. The original 15 per cent rate cases resulted in a suspension order by the Interstate Commerce Commission, with the exception of certain commodities, such as coal and iron, on which some advance was allowed. The rehearing opens up the entire question again. "The Four Husbands," Tabloid Mimical Washington. Nov. 24. operation of all railway lines east of Chicago as one centralized system was decided on todayi by the Railroad War Board, to obtain- a maximum of efficiency in traffic movement. Cars and trackage facilities will be pooled regardless of ownership or the railroads' individual Interests. This almost revolutionary move was announced tonight, after an all-day conference between . members of the War Board and Government officials, at which many remedies were offered for the freight . congestion that has paralized transportation in the East. It was adopted as the best and readiest means of meeting a situation that has threatened the production and dispatch abroad of war materials. Committee to Operate Roada. The roads will be operated by a com mittee of vice-presidents of the lines. under the general direction of the War .Board, itself comprising five of the country's railway heads. The commit tee of vice-presidents will be given full authority to adopt any measures found necessary to accomplish a unified operation. The operation programme calls for the following: -.. - Uiveision of locomotives, employes end machine tools from Western to eastern railroads. Ltllization of repair shops on West ern lines for repairing Eastern equip ment. fooling of all tracks and equipment in the h.ast wherever practicable. Pro-rata distribution among Eastern roads or open cars on a basis of ton nage carrying capacity of the equip ment in tne pool. Diversion from congested lines of all freight that can be handled by any open route. 10 make more effective the pooling arrangement the War Board recom mended that the Government take the following steps immediately: Pool Ins; Extension Urjc-d. survey the present contracts and methods of purchase and shipment of coal mat cross-hauls may be elimi nated ana that coal may move on the , shortest route from producer to con r turner. -r Extend the pooling of coal'produc tlon and shipment. Transfer as far as possible the move meni or ioocisturrs and other export , commoaities to southern ports : to re lieve congestion, in North Atlantic ports. survey all tiovernment requirements Involving the movement of raw ma- ici mia ana munuiaciurea products so that accumulations on roads and in terminals may be eliminated while products are awaiting shipment or ex port. j.- Require wherever possible the build inn of war industrial plants in terrl : tory other than the Eastern seaboard I'oollng Plan Approved. The pooling plan was worked out by xne railroad heads some davs ago and was formally approved by Government officials at today's conference. The Government representatives present were Robert S. Lovett, director of pri ority of transportation: Fuel Adminis trator Garfield: Food Administrator Hoover, Chairman Hurley, of the Shipping Board: Edgar E. Clark, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, and others. The plan will be put into im mediate effect. The railroad situation has caused considerable concern not only amon; Government heads, but in railroad cir cles as well. Despite the fact that the roads are moving more traffic than ever before carried, it has been seen that the breaking point was near. Many Industries Idle. . With industries idle for lack of coal. Industrial plants -unable to obtain raw materials' and in. some instances con sumers unable to .obtain necessities, there is disposition, in Government cir cles to deny transportation to a large number of commodities classed as non essentials. Priority arrangements as they now exist, it is asserted, defeat their own. object. The commission of vice-presidents will meet in Washingtpn on Monday to formulate further rules for operation and to consider additional recommen dations to the Government. Comedy, Headlines Kitty Bryan Also on BUI. The largest show in 'he history of big-time vaudeville in Portland arrives here this morning for an engagement of three nights and four matinees at the Orpheum. In all there are 58 per- BIGGEST SHOW IS HERE WEEK'S ORPHEIM BILL MAKES SEW MARK IX PORTLAND. STARS Of BIG-TIME VAUDEVILLE HEADLINE ACT THIS WEEK. 13 " - ' 1 1 .wl .rp S3 '-ffa f UzL 5S V4 ; ALIENS MUST KEEP" AWAY FROM OOCKS Water Front Regulations to Go Into Effect ia New York Tonight. MILITARY GUARD PROVIDED Soldiers Will Be Instructed to Shoot All Persons Entering Barred Zones Unless Identified. dens has been issued by the city au thorities. Laurelhurst Club's house committee. assisted by the members' wives, will form the floor committee The mem bers are Fred A. Burgard, chairman; N. Barde, J. P. Buchanan. H. A. Clod- felter, H. D. Coaie, A. M. Conover. J Coon, W. L. Daiton. George T. Dutton. P. E. Ebenshade, Dr. . A. Fellows, C. M. Fraiey. W. G. Gloyd. E. T. Hall. R. Whitney Holman, Pr. I H. Rowland, J. Frank Huffman. W. W. Jordan, J. B. Kettenhofen, Dr. Stanley Lamb, H. R. Landfare, Guy E. Little, A. L. Lucas, Dr. F. C. Mellish. G. O. Miller. H. S. Montgomery. J. F. -Oswald, Henry A. Pflaum, H. C. Rtnehart, David H. Smith, D. A. Soutar. R. J. Strelcher. Only the Pine-street entrance will bo used, to avoid confusion. Gray's 15,000 NURSES LISTED RED CROSS REPORTS 2000 ALREADY SENT TO EUROPE.' On Basis of Requirements by Allies Present Enrollment Would Be Enough for Army of 1,500,000. sons in the vaudeville assemblage and the show requires two 70-foot baggage cars for the transportation of scenery, electric equipment and other effects. The headliner is "The Four Husbands," a tabloid musical comedy, in which the stellar roles are taken by Jack Boyle and Kitty Bryan. Miss Bryan, who hag the leading role in the act, appeared in Portland 15 years ago as the 6-year-old Mandy Gates in "Shore Acres." Later Miss Bryan also visited. Portland with Thomas Jefferson, the son of Joseph Jefferson. In "Hip Van Winkle," in which she had the role of little Hein- rich Vedder. "The Four Husbands'.' is a 47-minute musical comedy,, staged with all the errandeur of a three-hour entertain ment. The book was written by Will M. Hough, author, of the numerous Joe Howard musical pieces, which scored great success in Chicago, : the music and lyrics were provided W. B. Friedlander. The production has pretty setting, a dozen girls and if as many boys in the chorus, its own musical airector unu imiiuaoiin costumes. WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. Regulations under which the New York water front will go under military guard Sun day midnight to bar alien enemies were announced tonight by the De partment of Justice, acting under Pres ident Wilson's recent alien-enemy proc lamation. Similar regulations will be applied to other coast and lake ports as soon as soldiers are available. The soldiers will have instructions to shoot all persons, aliens or citizens, entering the barred zone 100 yards from piers, docks and warehouses, un less Identified by special private guards to be supplied by pier owners. Blue uniforms will be worn by the soldiers to distinguish them from other mili tary forces and to lessen the danger of accidental shooting of persons claiming ignorance of the guards' identity. Aliens Strictly rtarred. Alien enemies, under the President's proclamation, may not enter the pro hibited zones under any circumstances and must move out if they already have , J I business or residence places within the luu-yara limit. tsy tnis strict system of patrol the Government hopes to eliminate the possibility of enemy plot ters causing fires and explosions on piers and in water-front warehouses. The orders issued tonight are the first installment of regulations which the President authorized Attorney-Gen eral Gregory to make in carrying into effect the alien-enemy proclamation. By the middle of next week the De partment of Justice expects to pro mulgate rules under which unnatural ized German male adults will be forced to register with the police and obtain special license for travel within the United States. Citizens Also Affeeted. The Department of Justice, In its announcement, emphasized that Ameri can citizens, as well as Germans, must observe the water-front restrictions and not attempt to pass the guard lines without being adequately identified by the private guards and given permis sion by the soldier guard. The drastic rule was declared necessary to make sure that dangerous aliens are sifted from trie thousands of longshoremen teamsters, clerks, stevedores, business men and others having legitimate busi ness within the dock areas. The Department of Justice advisei that the barred zone be marked by some eort of a line and that signs no tifying alien enemies not to pass be placed at frequent intervals. In cases of streetcars or railroads passing through the barred districts, Germans will not be permitted to be aboard, even for continuous passage. Any found within the zone for any reason what-' ever will be arrested and probably in terned for the period of the war. Per mits previously granted to enter water-front zones are revoked. The restriction, however, does not apply to public ferries. NEW HEARING GRANTED RAILROAD RATE CASE WILL BE RE OPENED ON DECEMBER 17. Letter Received From Seattle Asking Oregon Shippers to Participate in Proposed Sessions. SALEM, Or.. Nov. 24. (Special.) Following receipt of notice today from the Interstate Commerce Commission that the original cases involving a gen eral IS per cent advance in freight SHE DARKENED HER GRAY HAIR A Kansas City Lady Darkened Her Gray Hair and Made It Soft and Glossy by a Simple Home Process. 1 1 n She Tells How She Did It. It r i .1 A ' well-known resident of Kansas City, Mo., who darkened her gray hair by a simple home process, made the foMowlng statement: "Any lady or gen tleman can darken their gray or fade 1 hair and make it soft and glossy with this simple recipe, which they can mix at home: To half pint of water add 1 os. of bay rum, 1 small box of Barbo Compound and os. of glycerine. These ingredients can be purchased at any drug store at very little cost. Apply to tne r.air every otner day until the gray hair is darkened sufficiently. It is not sticky or greasy and does not rub off. It will make k gray-haired person look 10 to 20 years younger. ind b Fifteen thousand nurses have already been enrolled by the American Red Cross, many of whom have volunteered for war service, according to a state ment yesterday by Amedee Smith, gen eral manager of the Portland chapter. About 2000 nurses have already been sent to Europe. it is estimated, on the basis of the allies' requirements, that these 15,000 registrants will be sufficient to care for an army of 1,600, 000. Approximately 1000 nurses are being added to the rolls monthly. Oregon is already largely represented by the University of Oregon base hos pital unit, which will be known as Base Hospital No. 46. This unit cost $60,000, the funds for which were raised by the Elks, the nurses' equipment in addition costing $7000, which was underwritten by the Portland chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross. This Oregon base hospital will have 600 beds, thus being a larger hospital than St. Vincent's, which gives some idea of the size of base hospitals. Miss Grace Phelps is in charge of assembling the nurses' equipment. The staff. headed by Major R. C Yenney, the nurses, aides and enlisted men, win an be from Oregon. "It is of the greatest importance that able and educated young women should be urged to enter the regular training schools and take the usual course in order to fit themselves fully for nurs ing," said Miss Ruth Drake, director of the teaching center of the Portland chapter of the Red Cross. r.. R.M E STATE BANKING BOARD TO ACT ON APPLICATION FOR CHARTER. SALEM MERCHANT DEAD j. T. STOCKTON ONCE SERVED MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL. AS Before Locating in Salem, Veteran Re sided mt Independence, Wnere He Held Office of Mayor. SALEM, Nov. 24. (Special.) J. L. Stockton, aged 70. and for many years a leading merchant of Salem, died sud denly this morning. He had suffered from apoplexy for two years ana -arrangements were being made by him to close out his mercantile stock ana retire. Yesterday afternoon he was at his store, apparently in his usual health. . . For 16 years he had been engaged n the mercantile business in this city. He was a native of Pennsylvania, be ing born in Meadeville in 1847. He formerly was located at Independence, where he was Mayor of the city. Dur ing the Civil War he served in the Navy on the gunboat Fairplay. He was a member of the G. A. R. ,He also belonged to the Presbyterian Church, taking an active part in the affairs of that denomination, for more than 80 years. He was a Mason and a Cher rian and- was active, in. the civic life of Salem. He was at one time a mem ber of the City Council-of Salem. Mr. Stockton is survived by a widow and two daughters, Mrs. Anna Stockton Culbertson and Miss Zoe Stockton. The funeral will be held- Monday afternoon from the residence. CLUB BALL TO BENEFIT LALRELHVRST ORGANIZATION TO USE KLNDS FOR WAR WORK. President Reed Announces That All Dancing Facilities of Multnomah Hotel Are Taken. Proceeds of the annual ball of the Laurelhurst Club at the Hotel Multno mah, Thanksgiving eve,' Wednesday, will go toward the support of that or ganization and to further its extensive campaign in behalf of the various Na tional drives for the successful termi nation of the war. The Laurelhurst Club, since the be ginning of the war, has waged two campaigns In behalf of the liberty loans, and It has played no small part in the drives here for food conserva tion, the Red Cross and the Oregon boys' emergency fund. President F. E. Reed has announced that the dancing facilities of the Mult nomah Hotel have been taken over by the club for the evening and there will be dancing in the two ballrooms, the assembly room, the tea room, the lobby and the Arcadian Gardens. , Five or chestras have been engaged. A permit for dancing to continue after midnight in the Arcadian Gar- Incorporators Deny Establishment New Bank Is Move "to ief Other LaWevlevr Depositories. SALEM, Or., Nov. 24. (Special.) State Banking Board today took under advisement the question of whether a charter should issue to the Lake County State Bank, of Lakevlew, which came to the board on appeal from a decision of Superintendent of Banks Sargent to deny the issuance of a charter. John H. White, attorney, of Lake view, appeared before the Board In behalf of the" new bank and denied allegations that the proposed incor poration is a move "to get" the old banks. It had been represented that the bankers of Lakevlew had refused to sign petitions asking for exemption of sheepmen from draft on agricul tural grounds. Mr. White asserted that ntf such petitions had been circulated and that sheepmen who had been ex empted had affidavits from Lakevlew bankers showing the wisdom of allow ing such exemptions. Mr. Sargent had refused the appiica tlon for a charter on the ground that the deposits and capital stock do not warrant the establishment of a new bank. Mr. White denied this and as serted that hundreds of thousands of dollars of deposits are going to banks outside of Lakeview because depositors cannot secure service at the banks already there. SEATTLE CLEAN-UP LIKELY Minute Men and Mayor Agree on Plan of Campaign. SEATTLE, Wash.. Nov. 24. After a prolonged conference between the ex ecutive committee of the Seattle Min ute Men, a patriotic organization, and Mayor Gill today, it was announced by the Minute Men that a plan had been agreed upon for a clean-up of Seattle that would undoubtedly remove " the ban placed on this city by Major-Gen-eral Greene, commander of the Camp Lewis cantonment, who has forbidden soldiers to visit here because of alleged vice conditions. Details of the plan were withheld. but a full statement was promised for next week. The Minute Men announced that the plan would be satisfactory "to the people of Seattle, the municipal authorities and the War Department." They refused to confirm a rumor to the effect that Chtef of Police Beck ingham would resign. JUDGE KEEPS SAL00NS0PEN Proclamation of Mayor of Kansas City Set Aside. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Nov. 24. After a hearing which lasted all day Circuit Judge Daniel E. Bird ruled that a proc tarnation Issued by Mayor George Ed wards, closing the saloons because of the presence of several thousand sol dlers and sailors here today to attend the football game between teams from Camp Funston and the Great Lakes naval station, was invalid and granted a temporary injunction preventing en forcement of the order. The saloons remained open all day pending the outcome of the hearing. Earlier in the day attorneys for the saloonkeepers obtained a temporary restraining order preventing the proc lamation from being enforced and cit ing the Mayor to appear and show why the presence of the troops constituted an emergency. The Mayor contended that "the presence of so many soldiers freed from the restraint or tnelr or 'Give Musical Instruments This Xmas1 CHURCH -'RAG FAIR' CLOSES Leftovers to Be Auctioned. Off by Unitarians. The "rag fair" rummage sale- con ducted by the women of the Unitarian Church closed last night. The patron age accorded was satisfactory. Articles left over, including clothing, millinery, books, home-made jellies and canned fruits and vegetables, will be offered at an auction to be held in the church parlors tomorrow evening start ing at 7:30 o'clock. Judge's Daughter Weds Japanese. SEATTLE, Wash.,- Nov. 24. Miss Louise Gebhard Cann, daughter of the late Judge Thomas H. Cann, an author of several works on art, and Yusushi Tanaka, a Japanese artist, who was an exhibitor at the Panama Pacific Ex position in San Francisco, were mar ried here yesterday afternoon by a Justice of the Peace, it was learned today. iwswwnjswnrj J.'i.'-r. J Tjr BBIIII H ra .. - - - mm W...A m mi mm I - M l ' mkC' X it - QnI 5 fp 2 Twenty Chesterfield Clothes Is a SALES POLICY which means a saving of good American dollars to every man who buys his Suit or Overcoat at Gray's. That's a plain statement- we make, but it is a true one. Through our profit-sharing policy we are enabled to do twice the business without increased ex pense. Our customers save one-half the profit they formerly paid us and that they will pay other stores now. We pay a great deal more for the clothes we sell at twenty and thirty than any other merchant pays and our customers consequently get the benefit. We pay as high as twenty-one fifty to sell at twenty. We pay as high as thirty-two to sell at thirty. If you are skeptical we can convince you. Then everyone knows there are no better clothes than Chesterfield, so there is but one thing to do come here where you can save money and get the best clothes made. . COMPARE Our $20 Suits and Overcoats with those sold by other stores for $25 and $30. COMPARE Our Suits and Overcoats with those sold in other stores for $35, $40 and $45. We have no special sales, no discounts, no credit to any one. Our efficiency policy is a saving to all. GTO A 7 Cor. Washington JL and West Park fleers" did constitute an emergency nd that his proclamation was based upon his authority to close the saloons for 48 hours at any time an emergency existed. The request that the saloons be closed was understood to have come from the authorities at Camp Funston. west, was arrested here today by Fed eral agents and held for investigation. Feinberg ia secretary of the lumber workers' local. Industrial Workers of the World, for the Seattle district. Lincoln Senior Leaves. B. Frants Sinsheimer, Jr., of 1023 Clackamas btreet, left Friday for Washington, where the will enter the quartermaster's department of the Army. He received a teleirram calling him there after passing the required examination for work in this depart ment. Mr. Sinsheimer was a member of the senior class of Lincoln Hih School. President Visits Fort Mycr. WASHINGTON. Nov. 24. The Presi dent and Mrs. Wilson were among those attending an exhibition drill by cav alry and artillery units at Fort Myer today under the auspices of the Army Relief Society. I. AV. XV. Leader Arrested. SEATTLE, Wash.. Nov.' 24. arry Feinberg. an alleged I. W. W. leader, who took an active part In the recent eight-hour strike in lumber mills and IfiTlna- enmps of the Pacific North s'w.naw.T TOMORROW AT 8:15 ONE NIGHT ONLY AMERICA'S FOREMOST SHAKESPEARIAN ARTISTS ibBEN GREET PLAYERS" 'The Merchant of Venice' Under City Auspices at the AUDITORIUM Popular prices: Adults, 50c; Children, 25c. Doors open at 7 P. M. Advance seat sale at Sherman, Clay & Co. all day Monday. Reservations for box and line parties. .Note The Ben Greet Flayers recently gave n season of 200 niiihts at the Garden Theater. New York, and have played in all the biggest cities in America. They have created a sensation by abolishing the un appropriHte settings often used and playing "The Merchant of Venice" as Shakespeare intend ed without scenery. r Rescued, with others, by Mormons from a party of Indians, a girl was brought up among them against her wishes. She loved a man and they wished to marry, but she was forced to the altar as about the fifteenth wife of a Mormon elder. Only one thing could save her. The Mormon religion makes a certain stipulation regarding the former life of its "wives." What that stipulation is and how she tried to use it form a fitting climax to this, THE GREATEST MELODRAMA EVER PRODUCED. : The Popular Instrument $3.25, $5, $6.50, $7 to $35 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Specials $5.00, $6.50, $7.50, $8.00 to $85.00 Free Private Lessons W ith Each Instrument Saxophones, Violins, Mandolins, Guitars, Banjos Banjo-ukes $6.50 to $12.50 Hula Dolls Boys and Girls, 95 McDougall Music Co. Conn Band Instruments. 325 Alder St. Near Broadway Store Open Evenings. Bring this adv. with you and receive 10 discount. 'For Anything Musical, See McDougall First' MiAJ I )0) Starring" Mae Wutsar and) Hobai't Bosworth. i n y A vivid revelation of the in sidious activities of the Mor mon "Ang-els," who acted the bidding- of their Council- of Elders and who formed a net work of guards through which no tale-bearer could eacape and no interloper break in. Heavilv armed and expert on the swiftest of steeds, these "Angels" were noted for the dispatch and brutality with which they carried out every whim of the Elders. KOW PLAYING- "REGULAR "PRICES - "S4 inr ir n -m ......a...---, ' 'V. 1 . , i 1 -M-a . -BaBlB V . """i - . - . .1. I II -- ' ---- . I I - ' l - , M