The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, January 06, 1918, Section One, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OliEGOXIAX, L PORTLrAND, .."JANUARY 6, 1913. PROFITEERS SCEHI Hi WEALTH IN SHODDY Recent Wool Scare Was Un- - necessary, Says Witness at Army Hearing. PROMOTERS' AIMS' BARED .omrii saia to - nave Hang Permission to Cs Inferior Cloth la Making of fili form s for . Soldiers. WAPIC1NGTO.V. Jan. 5. Rese-onsibtll tty for shortages of Army clothing was placed upon the. supplies commit t- of the Council of National Defense today bv Colonel timer Llndsley, Quartermaster's agent at Philadelphia. tstlf jrlna at the Senate committee Kar Inquiry. Another witness. Will 1am Blanch!, a New Tork dealer, who haa purchased cloth for foreign arm lea. chara-d that an unnecessary wool hortage "scare'' was created to In crease, the use of wool shoddy ordered for army garments by the auppliea committee. Colonel Llndsley contradicted the ra- cent testimony of Vice Chairman Kisen man of the auppliea committee, that the committee had secured an abund ance of cloth for army need..- He aald there now Is a shortage of 1.000.- yards of cloth and that the sup plies committee system was responsible (or both delaya and friction. Bsfillif Proves Costly. Garment manufacturers, the witness declared, are without sufficient cloth t- keep their factories working to capacity and In that connection be aald that "bara-ling" by the committee with the American Woolen Company last Summer over prices had caused a loss to the Government of S. 000.000 yards of cloth, many looms being Idle for two or three months. Strikes of gar ment makers also have caused some delay, he aald. Blanchl said the wool shortage "scare aa be termed It. was In the Interest of manufacturers of shoddy garments. Many American cloth Disk era. he testified, do not have fac torles equipped to make all-wool gar ments and therefore, could not have soared In the war contracts It shoddy had not been approved for army cloth ing. Luropean armies, he asserted, are better clothed than American soldiers nd be severely crltlsed the use of shoddy, declaring it wholly unneces sary. Reeawesjlallltr te Be Placed. Chair-pan Chamberlain announced that discrepancies in the testimony of !r. Elsenman. and Quartermaster-Oen- eral Kharpe rctrardrng responsibility for the clothing shortage are to be cleared Tap by reports of cloth deliveries which both are securing for the committee. -aeh has placed the "responsibility on the other. It waa also announced during the day that the committee had asked Secre Vary Faker for a complete report as to any clothtncshortaa-es In tha training camps, on January 1. Previoua reports hare dealt with conditions as they ex isted some-time atro. I straw came In an Incident).. ., . , , . . dy to be published, m which Mr. McAdoo to Give P ersonal i known -only to the com-f . Attention to Rerouting 01 Freight ' in Northwest. ous'y to disappear from headquarters Rltter was not at first suspected, but the watch was tlchtened about the build:!. Then Information that was extremely confidential be ran to leak out gradually, . the Investigation nar dowed down until the shadow began to cover Rltter. At last In one particular case It was known from Indisputable evidence that Rltter gave out the Information. Mall Takes te 'Tar esse The final straw came In. an Incident not yet rea a situation known -only mandlna General, the chief of staff and tha atenographer to 'the chief of iff waa secretly sent out to enemies of the Government and resulted in serious trouble. Further. Rltter waa discovered te be taking his correspondence to Tacoma for malllnr. and never deposited It In the pos toff ice at Camp Lewis. flitters desk waa so situated that he could without suspicion overlook the desk "and transcribe notes of the stenographer, and In thla way. It I believed, he came into possession of farts not Intended for htm to know, Ruler's answer Is said to be: "Put me In the front line trenchea and I 11 soon show you whether I am a spy or not" It Is unknown tonight what Rltter's ultimate fate la to be. aa both the authorities at Camp Lewis and District Attorney Clay Alien are awaiting the word from Washington, which Is ex pected at any moment. 0 LAND ASSURED T OF IRE BUSINESS I MR. McNARY MAKES :P0INT Company, 316th ".Ammunition Train, formerly a Seattle policeman, has been dishonorably discharged from the Na tional Apny at Camp Lewis and sen tenced to three years' Imprisonment at ard labor in the Pacific branch ol the r.ited mates disciplinary barracks, Icatrax, after having been found crullty by courtmartial of malingering aud disobedience of orders in refusing to go-to the Infirmary or to take med icine, Mullen was a drafted maS and shortly after- his arrival at camp, com plained of berng" sick. He delayed going to the -fnflrrnary. when It was sug gested ajid continued - to avoid . duty whenever -possible. Finally he -waa flatly ordered to report to .the infirm ary and to take certain medicine pre scribed for him. He refused and waa arrested.- With the announcement of the dispo sition of Mullen'a case, it was also stated that all general prisoners from Camp Lewis would In the. future be sent. to Alcatrar. ' ' ' ' - - : ' " "The Store That Undersells Because It Sells For Cash " I1 ... For Monday and Tuesday We A nnounce Our A nnual January . m i a 5 Offer of Oregon Public Service Com mission to Act 'as 'Agent of Direc tor Received Congestion In ' East Is Flrst.Conolderatlon. CITY'S RUIN-COMPLETE! I LATE SHOCKS H.MSH DEVASTA- TIOX OK GUATEMALA. T' GERMAN DRIVE FAILURE LiMHv ncoRors attack ox British ETS LITTLE OR 0 GAIX. ALIENS FIRE' SUSPECTS ir.tMsiDB riRE THorcHT run- Tf-.'T AGtniST RED CROSS. f Blase FsUswUi Cs. tbaalaatle Meeting Lead te Or ORE'lON CrTT. Or, Jan. 5. f Spe cial. A protest acainst the activities of the Red Cross chapter of Sunnyside Is believed by local officials to hava been tha reason for the Incendiary fire which last night threatened the de struction of several large buildlnga In Bunnyvtde. The fire waa In aa unoccupied house located between a larre building owned by Ed H.rsch. In which an emhu-laatlc Red Cross meeting was held Uat night. suid a string of buildings. Including grain warehouse, owned by Frank Ott. Members of the Ott family told eher Iff Wilson and Deputy District Attorney Tboasaa A. Burke, who are Investl gating the case, that shortly before the discovery of the fire two men were heard croaalog the 'Store frost hur riedly. A dog kennel.-housing a watch deg, vu found early this morning moved svntnat the building In a manner tha eiat up the dog In the kennel. The officer also learned that much pro- Oermaa sentiment has existed la the vicinity of Sunnvslda. The fire was detected and ertin aralthsd by Roy and George Johnson at 11:10 o'clock last night, an -hoar and m half following the close of -the Red Croaa meeting. . Teateas Generally Are Ilepelsed Before Reacalaa- PeeJMeas la Old niadeabarg List, LONDOV, Jan. 5. The Germans early this morning made a strong local attack against British positions In the Minden burg line east of Bullecourt In the Cam bral sector, but oniy a small party of the enemy succeeded In occupying advanced sap, according to the War Office report tonight. On the remainder of the front the Germans were repulsed before reaching; the ilrltish positions and suffered losses. The text of the communication reads At dawn thta morning a strong lo cal attack waa made by the enemy gainst .our positions In the Hlnden- urg line east of Bullecourt. A small party of his troops succeeded In oc- upying a sap in advance of our front renches. On the remainder of the front the enemy's attack waa repulsed with Joss before reaching our posl tlons. The hostile artillery has shown some activity during the day north east of Ypres. BURNING SHIP GOMES IN sniXTO MARC. WITH BLAZE HOLD, REACHES PORT. IX Two Officers ef Steamer Narrowly Es cape saffeeatloa Plahtlaa Flashes Xa Lives Leet, OREGO.VIAK NEWS BUREAU. Wash Ington Janv;i -As soon as Mr. McAdoo haa brought .order out of the transpor tatlon chaos that prevails throughout ve personal atten on of Senator Mc- ry relative .to rearranging the rout- Inr of frclaht in the Northwest and the fuller utilization of the Portland gate way commensurate with Portland's nat ural advantages. Senator McN'ary had a long confer ence today with Secretary McAdoo on this and on the offer of the Oregon Public Service 'Commission to act as the National railway director's ' agent In Oregon. On the latter question the Secretary aald he had not yet coraf pleted the details of his pla"n of locnl direction, but he Is Impressed with the Idea- of working through state railway commissions as far aa possible. He expressed appreciation of the of fer made by the Orea-on Commission. and will communicate with that board later. . . . ,.'. Capital Is Considered. Discussing the Northwest rail situa tion. Mr.- McAdoo said he was sjen erally familiar with both the railroads and the geography of the. Northwest aiTU .was impressed with the Dossibil lty of correcting artificial conditions of transportation which . have grown up in the past. If the Government were' entering upon a permanent remedy, taking cog nuance of Portlands natural advan tages could and would be aDolied. But he pointed out that artificial conditions have produced a 'situation where money has been Invested, securities have been old, and the movement of traffic ar ranged In certain different ways, and. the Government acting -now only in an emergency and its operation of the railroads being temporary, he said it would be impossible to make a com plete reformation all at once.- - Just now. Secretary McAdoo said, he must confine his entire efforts to un raveling the transportation tangle in the East and must get coal, troops, provisions, and Government .supplies moving on.-e more. - ' Data Are Desired. When the eituatlon In the East im proves he said Jie would take up ciena- tor lc-ary.s proposal and asked the Menator to collect statistics and data Loes of Life This Week Is Said to Be Greater Thaa in Earlier Dis turbances Last Month. WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. Guatemala City was completely destroyed by earthquake shocks -Thursday and Fri day which followed those late la De cember. Messages deceived by the State De partment today, said the loss Of life this week is estimated to be trreater than that resulting from the earlier shocks. - A dispatch from the Central Ameri- ca.n Telegraph Company said: 'Our manager at San Jose, Guate mala, telegraphs the following: v hat was left of Guatemala City !snow wiped out Shocks at 10:35 P. M., iourtn, finished everything. - Steam Is coming up in the streets. The Cathe- dr 1 has fallen. Lras Vacas bridge to Barrios is now 'dorfn- Slides on .rail road between San Jose and city, No trains reported. Further 300 killed.' " A cablegram from the American charge at Guatemala City dated Jan uary 4 said a new series of earth quakes began the night before and were c tinuing when the dispatch was filed. The weather was very cold. A second dispatch filed later that day reported the sh-cka "still in progress cut gave no details. ' . ' ' t ' - , ' a Sale of Silks It is a great cleanup of all broken lines odd pieces and surplus lots of high-grade . trademarked silks in both plain and . novelty CaVCS. . A 11C UU1L1 JJiilLCl US' and colorings, without reserve, are here for yoiir, selection at the lowest price ever quoted on silks of equal quality, and worth. The Most Sought After. silk r Creations , On Sale THE YARD !' One-fourth to One-half Less Than Their Usual Prices OFFICERS SEIZED 111 U.S. IWASION, FEATURE I.VyOLVED IK ACTIOX OF MEXICO-. ' A -PACIFHC PORT. Jan. 6. The Japanese freighter Shinyo Maru No. arrived 'here today with a fire In her hold still burning, but under control. The blase. It was said, started In a pile of cotton rags Jsnuary 3, and for lime gained headway against the streama of water and steam used In an effort to combat 1L Wireless calls were sent out on the first day of the fire and were picked up by a warship, which changed Its course and reached the Shlnyo within 13 hours. Damago to the hlnyo was heavy. Two officers of the freighter nsr- rowly escaped suffocation. It was said, while fighting the fire, but were not permanently injured. The Shlnyo waa chartered by . the Toyo Xlsen Kalsha Company and was carrying 7606 tons of merchandise. Her owners were the Klshlmoto steamship Company., of Osaka. Japan, fthe w built In 1SS1 and had a gross tonnsge of 50. Colonel Morgan and American Soldiers I Had Beea Targets lor Snipers) Preceding Raid. , . DOUGLAS, Ariz... Jan. 5. The two American officers. Captain David ' H. Blakelock and Lieutenant George J. Lind. whose - seizure Friday afternoon resulted - In' a fight between United -hlih will K. ti . . f ii 1 In him In in,lrin. out the transportation problem in the """" .-.. V".u, Northwest. He will then go Into the furda' ln whJon hf lauer were matter In detail and develop some pol icy Involving- the Dent principles or transportation. He said he did not care to have committees come to Wash ington to confer with him on thia mat ter. . The Secretary was 'impressed ' with Senator McNary's argument with-ref erence to the advantages of the water haul down the river to Portland 'when there Is such shortage of cars.- loco motives, coal and' men.' Senator Mc N'ary asked if this particular problem could not be remedied, at .once.. The crelary. received a telegram from the Portland Chamber of Com merce offering readjustment' of freight routing. In the Northwest. He will. ask the Chamber to assist In collecting data for presentation to-the Federal Kail road Director. killed, one wounded and three taken prisoner, were captured . on American soil, according to an announcement to day by Colonel George H. Morgan, Ari zona district commander, who ordered an inrestfgatlon Immediately- : after! learning or the affair. "The -incident is-closed.- so far as I sm concfrneu, v Colonel Morgan said. It developed today that there had I been frequent ' sniping '- by Mexican patrols at our men in the vicinity where the, '-clash took place, but I did not know of this until today. I think the precipitate action of the soldiers in crossing the line to rescue I their officers who had been seized on Unted States soil was due partly to the enmity the .Mexicans have shown to-1 ward them. . It is a regrettable affair! and there is no prospect of a repeti tion or any further local difficulty. An Opportunity We Believe Yon'llNot Let Pass i Without Profiting to the; Fullest Extent ; You Have Choice From Thousands of Yards, Including 40-Inch Silk Poplins; Solid Colors ' 36-Inch Lining Satins, Novelty Patterns - f 36-Inch Cheney Bros' Satins, Solid Colors ' 36-Inch Chiffon Failles, Plain Colors 5 v 36-Inch Chiffon Failles, Stripe Patterns) , 36-Inch Japanese Satins, Solid Colors v ' ; 36'lnch Light Messalines, Plain Colors " ,. 36-Inch Dark Messalines; Plain Colors ' 7- - . t 34-Inch Shan Tung Pongees, Natural Color -' 32-Inch Stripe Tub Silks, All ColoriJ" 1 . ; V. Selling Starts Pfomptly at 8:30 A. M. . . . ' ' . ' ". ''.'' ' ' ' e ' , ' -'-' . . ; ,.. : It isn't often that you have the chance to purchase the very finest of high-grade Silks so much under-priced. We intend to make this an event that will long be remembered by. the patrons of this store as a sale that will overreach any former attempt at value-giving by this or any other concern in this city. Gonie-ancl Come Early There'll be no reservations. The first, to come will 'have , first choice from The Entire Assortment at 98c Yard Q Store. Opens at 8:30 A.M. Saturdays at 9 A.M. Store Closes at 5:30 P. M. Saturday's . at 6 P. M. . COOS MILLMEN CO-OPERATE ALIEN LABOR officials argued , that, since the law is not yet In effect.' the plea for an In- TEUTONS PUT 22 TO DEATH Junction is premature. nig Output of Spruce) and Fir Government .ssored. "for IMPORTATION OK ORIENTALS t'RGED BY ELBERT II. GARY. IS ALLEGED CAMP SPY TAKEN fgt!eaed Pwtn wtTvt'Pmc. tant ax division - headquarters he bad complete charge -of the distribution of svU correspondence wnicn- passed through this Important-officer Gaea - arar Cvtdeateoa. At Camp. Lewrs.he was apparently ropular' and. being Ug-.d. nta ano' ;rmaa erlgla i made the subject et good-natured .Jokes at which he laughed god. apparently took no of fense. . V . F wV rapers betran rrystert HOW I DARKENED MY GRAY HAIR Lady Give Simple Hen Recipe That She Used to Darkra Her Gray Hair. Tor years I tried to restore my gray hair to'lta natural color with the pre pared dyes' and stains, but none of them gave satisfaction and they were aU expensive. I finally ran onto a simple recipe which I mixed at home taat-gtvea wonderful results. 1 gave the recipe, which la as follows, to a amber of my frtenda. and they are all dellcbted with It. To T eancea of water add a small box of Barbo Com pound. I ounce of bay runt aad 4 ouace of glycerine. These Ingredients can be. bought at any drugstore at very little coat. Cm every other day until the hair becomes the required shade. Jt win not only darken the gray hair, hut make It soft aad glossy. It Is sot a'Jeky or greasy and doea not rub oft -A4Y. NORTH BEND. Or., Jan. S. (Spe cial.) Captain J. Arnold, who has been signing up workers ln the lumber cam pa for the Loyal Legion of Log gers and Lumbermen, has turned hts attention to the mills here to 'obtain the full co-operation of alljnlllmen with the Government In the. production of spruce and fir for airplanes and timbers for "ships. Mis first experience augurs well for the future, for at the Buehner mill he obtained a 100 per cent membership. every employe from the yard to thi office, signing; up and promlslncN to work In co-operation with the author ities during the course of the war. BROOKS FUNERAL TUESDAY k -w Service for Sergeant-Major Brooks to B leld In Thla City. Funeral -services for Serceant-Major Irwin G. Brooks, late of the 245th Aero Squadron, will be held at 1 P. M. tomor row In .-F1nleya undertaking; chapeL The data had been eet for Tuesday, but aa the body reached the city earlier than, expected. It has been decided to have the services tomorrow. Sergeant-Major Brooks waa the son of Dr. and Mrs. P. M. Brooks, of Hi Johnson street. lie died at Fort Sara Houston last Sunday, after a brief Ill ness., lie was born in alera. Sj years ago. HERE'S-JOB FOR $175 MAN Municipal' De-pa rtroent of Public Utilities N-ds Chief Clerk. Who wants a Job at $175 a month as chief clerk of the Municipal Department of Publio Utilities? A civil service ex amination will be held at the City Hall Tuesday to obtain an eligible list from which a permanent appointment will be made. The position Is. held now by H. A. Goode. He Is the only person who baa at plied to take the examination. Ap plications will be received until I o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Head ef Meet Carvwratloa Says Men Needed la All Industries Could Easily Be Obtatard. CHICAGO. ' Jan. 6. A- plea-to .solve the labor problem of the United States by the Importation of -Orientals was made here tonight ln an address by Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the board of the United states Steel corpora tion, at a dinner given by the Com mercial Club. Mr. Gary, whov subject was -Bust ness Purine; and After the War." stated that Germany was stronger thsn ever and that he subscribed to the opinion Hastcrn newspaper that It would holesome for every American business man to. plsce over hts desk the words. "Germany. Is winning 'the war." '. Not that Mr.-Gary thinks the words will always remain rue. , He thought that two or three more years would brine- a victory for democracy over mninf-racv. mavhan sooner, but mean while he Insisted that ven optimists like himself should unbllnklnsly face the fact that so far'the-frult .of vic tory belong to the central powers. In touching-on the tabor problem he said: To. the extent needed the united States should immediately. under Drooer conditions and reasonable re- strctlons. draw from the Islands of the sea and from Oriental countries enough men. Including soldiers and sailors, to meet every emergency. There will De no dtrtlcuity in oniainmK wnnin & short period large numbers of strong, healthy, intelligent, loyal men for civil or even military duty, and the num ber could be Increased from time to time as required." Executions at Ghent for Alleged Es pionage Offenses Announced. AMSTERDAM. Jan. 6. Twenty-two persons, among them lour from Ant I werp. eight from Ghent and a Dutch skipper, were executed by the Germans' awdhent. December 20 for aliened espi onage, according to the Telegraarsl correspondent at Flushing Three other Hollanders were con demned to three, four and 10, rears' Imprisonment, . respectively. - A large number, of Belgians also re ceived long terms of imprisonment and many others still are incarcerated at I Ghent waiting trial. . , Weather -Mild at Bend. BEND. -Or.,- Jari. 5. (Special. )- Records just compiled -ere show that the month of December enjoyed' the mildest weather known here for that time of year for many years. The aver age maximum temperature for - the month was (3 degrees, and the aver- average minimum was only three de grees above zero. ;Eight inches of' snow have fallen on an average in De cember of the four, years preceding 1917. but last month only a little over ... an Inch- fell. The weather continues are minimum. '22. decrees. In 1916 -the mild. Mccormick enters list Illinois Congressman Would Called Slates Senate. Go to FLOOD DAMAGE IS HEAVY Railroad Iosses ln Yakima . Valley May Beach $200,000. TAKIM A. Wash, Jan. S. Losses In flicted on the railroad lines In the Yak ima Valley by the recent floods are estimated at S200,00n, of which' the Northern Pacific's share may - reach flSO.000. This does not Include loss of revenue through Interruption of service. The loss of the county ln bridges and roads haa been heavy. The larg est single loss was the destruction of the Wapato-uonatd bridge over the Yakima Hiver. JOHN D., JR;, HAS HARD LUCK Lack of Oil Stove- Forces Move) to Father's House. NEW TORK,- Jan. 5. John D. Rocke feller, Jr., has been obliged to close his New Tork home and move into his father's home at Tarrytown, N. T.. .be cause the Standard Oil Company was unable to provide hinv with oil stove heaters. -'... They did not have any-left to give him. , . ATTACK MADE ON DRY LAW Injunction Sought in Indiana Before Act Goes Into Effect. - EVANSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 6. After the hearing of arguments, on the de-1 murrer. to the. pleas In abatement in I the attack on the Indiana state-wide I prohibition law in Superior Court here I today, the -case waa taken under ad visement. Attorneys for tn,e county ano city IF ?- 1 U ' - -.:'" T'-" ' -.- - - . ; i . . . . ... f I J I I - Ml -m-:-x-:--m-':-x-m:--:- Campbell Hotel . Twenty-Third aad Hoyt Streets. . paoae Maraaaii wi, .;. ' TMnaer berved 4t30 to 630 P. M, OSe SVSD.tr D1SSTR 6So CHICAGO. Jan. t. Uedill ilcCormlck. Representative at large from Illinois, today made formal announcement of his candidacy aa a KepuDiican tor the United elates Senate. His announce ment Is the second of the campaign. Mayor ihompsqn. of Chicago, having entered tha lists a month ago. Ex-Governor Charles S. Deaeea also la expected to be a candidate. MALINGERER GETS 3YEARS Private Charles J. Mullen Dishonor ably Discharged and Sentenced. CAMP LEWIS. Tacoma. Wash.. Jan. i. Private Charles J. Mullen. Wagon Jnnaarr ah, 1918. Fruit CocktaiL ' . Head Lettuce Salad. Queen Olives.: 4r Roast Chicken with Dressing and Creamed Potatoes.- . fr . Sirloin Steak with French Fried v f . Potatoes. 'v - ' Mashed Squashy ' '- O Fruit Stlckc Home-made Jam. The: Phonograph with a Sound-board . like the Piano and Violin Exclusive agencies now open to dealers! ' (Sold direct in Portland.) A : , ' - . : - : , : ' Combines aH Phonographs -; No mechanical noises the; - Covered by exclusive pat- J U J 1 ' - ' . . U1J in Olie ' - :- - duuuu-uuoiu auguicn ld uic . cuta -r nut txu. aoociuuieu Chocolate Cream Pie. Ans;el Ice Cream and Cake. Crackers. Cheese. Coffee. Campbell Hill Hotel 741 Waaalnatoa Street. Phoae Mala 7Sfc4. Dinner Served S te 7 P. M. WEEKDAY DISSER, COo & --vv4vvvTvvvvrvv'vv tones,- making them the " instnlment. " subtle beauties of -.richest, most natural and'".' - -..- . .'. . ALL records are.brought satyin; :; . ' to life ONLY when played It's 'the master -musical 'vital requisites ; of rich instrument .of the '20th " tone, durability and finish, century. Built in a mod- ' Your investigation' is , 'in ern piano factory. ,! ... " 'vited. -, ' The on the STRADIVARA. SlRADIVARA "KNOWN FOR TONE Hudsb n Arnis Co. . Exclusive Distributors . Morrison at 4th SL Portland, Or. 1