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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 30, 1917. WORK OF WELDING RAILROADS BEGUN Oirector-General Issues Or der for Absolute Pool ing of Traffic. SHORTEST ROUTES SOUGHT Common Use of Terminals and Roll ing Stock Decreed Present Of ficers and Employes of Lines to Be Retained. (Continued From First Page.) ter, and made a number of other sug gestions for economies and efficiency under the new unification plan. The railroad chiefs freely predicted today that the advantages of the great non competitive system now being de veloped would soon become so apparent that the country never would revert to the old plan of private control. They even went so far as to predict very definitely that Government ownership as well as control would be a develop roent of only a few years. Order No. 1 Sent Oat. This attitude of the railroad presi dents gave special significance to the first official instructions of Director- General McAdoo, designated as "Order Jo. 1." telegraphed today to every rail road executive head. The order fol lows: "i. All officers, agents and employes of such transportation systems may continue In the perfarmance of their cresent regular duties, reporting to the came officers as heretofore and on the same terms of employment. "2. . Any officer, agent or employ. desiring to retire from his employment. ehall give the usual and seasonable no tice to the proper officer to the end that there may be no interruption or Impairment of the transportation serv ice required for the successful conduct of the war and the needs of general commerce. "3. All transportation systems cov ered by said proclamation and order ehall be operated as a National system of transportation, the common and National needs being in all Instances held paramount to any actual or sup posed corporate advantage. All ter minals, ports, locomotives, rolling stock and other transportation facilities are to be fully utilized to carry out this purpose without regard to ownership. Movement First Concern. 44. The designation of routes by shippers to be disregarded when speed and efficiency of transportation serv ice may thus be promoted. "5. Traffic agreements between car riers must not be permitted to inter fere with expeditious movements. "6. Through rates which have not heretofore been established because of short hauling or other causes, are to be established and used whenever ex pedition and efficiency of traffic will thereby be promoted; and if difficulty Is experienced in such through routing notice thereof shall by carriers or ship pers, or both, be given at once to the director by wire. "7 Existing schedules or rates and outstanding orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission are to be ob served, but any such schedules or rates or orders as may heerafter be found to conflict with the purposes of said proc lamation or with this order shall be brought immediately by wire to the at tention of the director." , Competition Wiped Out. Through the railroad war board Mr. McAdoo called on all railroad presi dents to take up vigorously the ques tion of common use of terminals and parallel lines, wiping out' competitive prohibitions and waiving competitive control of solicitation of traffic. The result of. this action may be the as signment of through traffic moving one way to certain systems and the reservation of other lines for traffie moving in an opposite direction. A committee of presidents of rail ways entering New York was appointed to report as speedily as possible what rearrangements of passenger and freight train operations could be made at the New Jersey waterfront of the New York harbor to increase effi ciency. It was especially suggested that the raldroad heads arrange for pooling docks, car floats and lighters and marketing facilities now controlled by individual railroads. The committee consists of Samuel Hea, of the Pennsylvania; Frederick D. Underwood, of the Erie; Daniel Wil lard. of the Baltimore & Ohio: William H. Truesdale, of the Lackawanna: Will- lam G. Basler, of the New Jersey Cen tral, and E. E. Loomis, of the Lehigh .valley. Freight Hut Be Moved. At the same time a committee of public officials headed by Interstate Commerce Commissioner Harlan, meet ing in New York, decided to put into effect a drastic plan of forcing con signees to remove their freight prompt ly from terminals. In all these preparations for clearing the channels of transportation the im mediate thought uppermost in the minds of the men in charge is to get coal to market, to relieve the shivering of householders in many sections where a cold wave now is being felt, to pro vide fuel for war industries, or to re lease the ships now tied up in harbors for lack of bunker coal. The labor situation presents one of the most perplexing problems with which the Government has to deal, as a decision on it will of necessity present the Government's general labor policy during the war, which as yet has not been clearly defined. Those who have studied the situation believe that Gov ernment officials responsible for a pol icy are for paying labor on a basis of the present cost of living and many are of the opinion that the Government Is about to take measures through spreading control over the necessities of life to regulate in a more general way prices charged for commodities the people must use. Labor's Demands Presented. The brotherhoods' demands were pre sented to the managers' committee of the railroads December 1 and an answer was requested by December 31. The men. asked that the wage increases be made effective January 1, but in a re , cent conference with President Wilson promised not to strike while the nego tiations were pending. It appeared likely tonight that the brotherhoods might not press their demands for some time in the belief that in the present unsettled railroad situation their re quest for wage raises would meet a better response at a later time. Creation of a Government corporation for handling "railroad securities and for financing the purchase of railway equipment Is the best plan, officials believe, for handling this end of the financial situation. The Government financial system, it is held, is too cum bersome. Under the scheme proposed the railroads would submit to the cor poration all refunding issues for ap proval as well as all new issues of se curities. The. corporation then would buy them inand hold them for sale to the public at a convenient time. In this way the Government could keep railroad securities off the market when it was offering for sale liberty bonds and other Government securities. The feeling among railway executives that Government assumption of control makes Government ownership inev itable is based on two premises. First, it Is held that once the roads are co ordinated and operated as one system, it will be Impossible to go back to the old system. The public it is declared, never would be willing for such a gi gantic combination to operate as a pri vate corporation. The second reason is that stockholders, guaranteed a fair re turn on their investments in railroad stocks, would not want to return to the uncertainties of private operation. Another reason for the apparently cheerful acquiescence of the railroad heads to the Government's plan of operation Is the assurance given by Mr. McAdoo that roads which did not make fair earnings In the pre-war period will be provided with adequate com pensation from the Government. The foundation for this arrangement will be laid In legislation now being framed and to be introduced Immediately after President Wilson addresses Congress next week. Train Curtailment Expected. Secretary McAdoo spent today in his office at the Treasury Department, but arranged to open headquarters next week In the Interstate Commerce build ing. Although he has not yet taken up the subject of curtailment of pas senger schedules, this course is antici pated later. Postoffice officials today arranged to revise their mail schedules accordingly. In his statement to the Senate inter state commerce committee today Chair man Hall took occasion to exonerate Chairman Lovett, of the priority board, of blame in connection with the issu ance of unnecessary orders, . placing responsibility on the action of the boards, in the War and Navy depart ments, as well as with the Shipping board, which designate which freight for these departments is to be given preference. "Couldn't the President have im proved the situation last July by hav ing these priority orders pass through one man?" asked Senator Kellogg. "You can draw your own conclusions as well as I can," Chairman Hall re plied. . W. W. NOT RELEASED SAN FRANCISCO FEDERAL AUTHOR ITIES TO INVESTIGATE. Protest Sent to Department of Justice Ag-nlnet Decision Given By Don Is. Rathbnn. SACRAMENTO. Cal., Dec. 29 Dis position of the cases of 41 alleged In dustrial Workers of the World arrested here in connection with an investiga tion of an alleged dynamiting con spiracy which grew out of the attempt to dynamite the executive mansion, De cember 17, while Governor William D. Stephens was asleep in the buildinf, is in the hands of the Federal authorities In San Francisco. Sheriff W. F. Gorm ley announced tonight. The announcement from San Fran cisco that the Government would take action against the men. followed a pro test sent today to the Department of Justice at Washington, against the de cision of Don S. Rahbun, special agent of the Department of Justice, to drop the investigation and release the pris oners. The protest was sent by the City Commissioners of Sacramento. It included a request that the Government take some atclon to prevent the release of the men -here. Four of the men held in the City Jail will be turned over to the Immigra tion authorities. They are Henry Mil ler.. Louis Martell and William Schmidt, said to be Germans, and Vincent Ban telll, an Italian. Commissioner Welsh said tonight that John Graves, said to be secretary of the local branch of the I. W. W. or ganization, would be held here in con nection with the charges against Hood and Voetter. CAMP COMPLAINT JOST BAKER ADMITS OREGON TROOPS SIFFERED HARDSHIPS. Secretary of War Says Conditions Ob jected to Will Be Remedied f Cloth Ins; Supply Soxflclent. OREGONTAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ing. l, Dec. 29. A letter received to day by Senator McNary from the Sec retary of War discloses that there, was some ground for complaint regarding the hardships imposed upon Oregon men in the Twenty-third Engineers, now at Camp Mead, Maryland. The complaint was not due to lack of cloth ing. The trouble, existed at a camp adjoining the rifle range. , The Secretary's letter says the regi ment is fully supplied with woolen clothing and sweaters, but adds that the men of the regiment were sent to a small camp nearby, while engaging in target practice, and there they were quartered in tents. "This duty," the Secretary says, "lasts 10 days at a time, and steps have been taken to equip this camp for cold weather." The Secretary thanked Senator McNary for bringing the condition to his at tention that it might be corrected. Representative McArthur today re ceived a letter from the Adjutant-General saying that the Secretary of War had forwarded to the commanding offi cer of the North Pacific Coast artillery district at Seattle the complaint of Mayor Baker, of Portland, against Im proper housing of Oregon troops at Fort Stevens, with Instructions to In vestigate and report. Paper Inquiry Begins Soon. "WASHINGTON. Dec 29. Commis sioner W. B. Colver, of the Federal Trade Commission, announced today that plans were rapidly maturing- for the hearings beginning January7, In connection with the news print price agreement wnicn neverai manufactur ers recently made with the Department of Justice. A general invitation has been extended to publishers and pob bers to participate, and from replies it is expected mat a large number will at tend. x-none your want aas to xne Orero- "The VICTROLA SHOP 7 will exchange Vlctrola for a rood. imM piano; out of town or in the city. Write or pnone ior xuu miormation. G.F. Johnson Piano Co. 149 Sixth Street. Main SI OA. MF.HMN PACKARD- iBO AS FlAXtSk. FUEL TO BE SCARCE Government Control of Mines Is Predicted. SHORTAGE 50,000,000 TONS Conscription of Labor Will Be ?fec essary, Senate Committee Is Told, and Restricted Use Is De clared to Be Only Solution. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. Government control of mines and conscription of labor were predicted by L. A. Snead, head of the fuel administration's dis tributing agency, in testifying today before the Senate committee investi gating the coal situation. Co-ordination of effort is necessary to meet present demands, Mr. Snead said, and he added that lie could see no possibility of the production of the 50, 000,000 tons, the fuel administration es timates the Nation is short this year. Restricted use is the only solution, he declared. Priority orders for coal shipments might afford some temporary relief from shortages experienced in many parts of the country, Mr. Snead said. but the only solution of the whole problem is adequate and efficient transportation. Mr. Snead was on the stand through out today's hearing and was questioned at great length as to the coal situation here in Washington. The fuel admin istration, he said, believes enough coal to supply local needs has been shipped to the capital, but suffering has been caused by hoarding of coal by con sumers last Summer and Fall, lnade quate distributing facilities and failure of dealers to co-operate with the fuel administration. It was necessary for the fuel admin istration last week arbitrarily to di vert coal to supply the capitol build ing itself when a shortage threatened. the witness declared, and today, when the cold was severe, 1000 tons con signed to the Government was ordered assigned to private users. - When the situation here threatened to become acute. Snead said the fuel administration established five dumps and ordered that 500 tons be placed in them every day to supply the public. The committee adjourned today until next Wednesday, when Food Adminis trator Hoover will testify on the sugar situation. He and other witnesses are expected to close the sugar inquiry within two days. GARDROOM LAW READY NEW LICENSE ORDINANCE TO BE CONSIDERED WEDNESDAY. Measure Gives Official Authority .to Revoke Licenses and Close Places for Violations. Card rooms now are to be licensed. Mayor Baker will present an ordinance to the City Council Wednesday impos ing a license on all public places where cards are played, which license may be revoked by the City Council for cause. The city now has an ordinance per mitting card rooms, but prohibiting gambling and other violations of law. The only way of punishing violators. however, is to gather sufficient evi dence to get convictions in the courts. This system has been found inadequate. as it is almost Impossible to get suf ficient detailed evidence to satisfy the courts. Even .. in cases where it is known gambling has been allowed, there has been a lack of the sort of evidence required by the courts. The new ordinance will enable the City Council to revoke a license and put a place out of business for cause. This is the same law that previously applified to saloons, placing absolute control in the hands of the City Coun cil. It is the same law, also, that ap plie to pool halls. RAILROAD CASE IS ARGUED Appeal Taken From Decision of State Board In Road Issue. EUGENE, Or.. Dec 29. (Special.) The Mapleton road case was argued be fore Judge Percy R. Kelly, of Albany, In the Lane County Circuit Court yes terday and taken under advisement. The case is an appeal from the action of the State Public Service Commission, holding that the Southern Pacific Com pany should provide the people living in the territory between Mapleton and PORTLAND'S BRIGHTEST SPOT "Happy on New Year's Happy All the Year." Make this old proverb come true. Watch the old year out and the new year in at The Portland Hotel. Happy why, you just can't be any other way gay crowds, snappy music and dancing. Bring mother, 6ister and your friends and make this the happiest New Year's Eve of all. Dancing and Music From Oil 5 to 8:15 During Dinner. Special a la Carte Service and Dancing Front 10:15 Into the New Year. Make Your Table Reservations Monday. The Portland Hotel ,:, 3 "A Generation of Hotel Leadership." 21 y I Richard W. Child. Elbert S. Robe. f , I Manager. Aut. Maaascr. t ." - ----- z I Acme, along the Sluslaw River, with a wagon road. The original highway between the two points was appropriated for use as a right-of-way for a portion of too Coos Bay line of the Southern Pacific system. PEOPLE FLEE FROM HOMES Reith Residents Driven to High Ele vations by Flood Waters. PENDLETON, Or., Dec 29. (Spe cial.) Fearing that the watefwhich is surrounding their homes will flood them' out, residents of the lowlands at Reith, a little railroad town west of here, have moved to higher ground. It is not believed that the danger is great. In Riverside, a suburb of Pendleton, water surrounds some of the farm houses, but the property is protected by a strong levee. No serious damage RESIDENTS ASKED TO LIST ROOMS FOR SOLDIERS. The war emergency council, created by Mayor Baker, is giv ing its energy at the outset to providing rooms for soldiers vis iting Portland over the week end, when hotel accommoda tions are short. In view of the crowded conditions downtown, the council has asked all resi dents having rooms they can spare for soldiers to notify any of the following: Mayor Baker's office. Main 471. F. W. Beach, Northwest Hotel News, Buchanan building. Main 948. E. E. Larrimore, Broadway 680. The lists of residences, with the prices, will be kept at the hotels and elsewhere, and the applicants for lodgings directed to them. is expected. The river is still close to six feet. The McKay and other of the tributary creeks are running bank full. ARMY MEN MADE ANGRY Authority to Investigate Whit Slave Conditions Revoked. NEW YORK, Dec 29. The authority to Investigate white-slave conditions In this city, conferred upon Mrs. Grace Humiston several months ago, after she had solved the mystery of the Ruth Cruger murder when the police had failed to do so, was today revoked by Police Commissioner Woods. Recently Mrs. Humiston carried her investigation activities into nearby Army cantonments, and sensational charges she made drew her into sharp controversy with the Army authorities. 3 BRITISH GUNBOATS LOST Destroyers Thought to Have Been Sunk, by Torpedoes. LONDON, Dec. 29. Three British torpedo - boat destroyers were sunk through being struck by torpedoes or hitting a mine off the Dutch coast on the night of December 22, with a loss of 13 officers and 180 men, the Admiralty announced today. The state ment reads: "Three pf our destroyers were mined or torpedoed during foggy weather off the Dutch coast on the night of De cember 22. A total of 13 officers and 180 men were lost." STANDARD SUIT COSTS $12 British Government Regulates Man ufacture of Men's Clothing. LONDON, Dec 15. The new "stand ard suits" for men, which are to be manufactured under government con trol, will cost $12 each. The cloth. It is announced, will be composed In the bulk of wool, and there will be a lim ited variety of fabrics, mostly of the favorite gray and brown tweeds. The first of the new suits will be placed in the market in February. FRED N. WALLACE ARRIVES Irrigation Congress Secretary Will Make Arrangements for Event. Fred N. Wallace, of Tumalo, secre tary of the Oregon Irrigation Congress, will arrive in Portland today to make arrangements for the annual meeting of the lrrtgatlonists, which will be held in this city January 2-6, inclusive. The sessions of the convention will be held in the Elizabethan room of the Impe rial Hotel. It is expected the attend ance at this year's meeting will equal that of last year, when 500 delegates were present. Friday, January 4, the delegates to 5- A r tgi mmmx. imp- PipV-' Rich the Irrigation convention will visit Cor vallis in a body to attend a meeting of the Oregon Drainage Association, which will be in session in the college town at that time. In addition to Mr. Wallace, the other officers of the Irrigation Congress are: J. T. Hinkle, of Hermlston, president; Harry W. Gard, Madras, first vice-pres ident; R. E. Bradbury, Klamath Falls, second vice-president, and Porter J. Neff, Medford, third vice-president. TEUTONS BOMBARD PADUA Thirteen. Persons Killed and 60 In jured by Enemy Aviators. ROME, Dec. 29. Thirteen persons were killed and' 60 others injured when the city of Padua, in Northern Italy, was bombarded by enemy aviators last night, the War Office announced today. Pore Aluminum Assorted Styles StyU 2 A Lifetime Gift umi A Fruity, Economical Dessert or Salad We want you to know Jiffy Jell for your own sake. See how ' it excels the old-style gelatine desserts. 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