The Sunday Oregonian., January 06, 1918, Section One, Page 4, Image 4

TOE SUXDAT OREGONTAX. PORTLAND. JANUARY -6, 1918.
TRAIN SERVICE
TWENTY PER
Nev Order, in Effect
Affects' Through
senger Traffic,
CUT
CENT
Today,
Pas-;
FREIGHT TO BE FAVORED
M.- doo nin(l Public to Stop fn
oreary Trawl and Leave Tracks
Clear for Movement of All
' E.rulal Com module. -
. W A3KIVGTO V. Jan. 5. To fr loco
motives and crews for the mort Impor
tant freight transportation. Zi pr cent
of the through passenger traia oa the
i'Jiiri railroads will be discontinued
tomorrow by approval of Direetor-
Deral Mc.Kd'H. Tbe running schedule
of others wilt be reduced ta lower
speed to facliltat tha movement of
freirbt traiaa.
Thla policy, annoonred tcnlaht by the
a'rerter-general. w!l be gradually ex
tecied to affect train sertica through
out taa country.
,1a a atatemeot tonight the director
reneral inurbl to dipl the tir.prrs-
mon wdtch be said had created
Jn California and other raffle lou
states that any radical chaos's la Baa
jwna-er travel ta tha Coast are eontesn-
jUte4.
la approvlnc the new puxnctr
schedules Mr Mc.Vdoo ordered a turn-
hr Of modifications resulting In re
trloo of more parlor cars than the
rturoMi aaa pisnnea-
Travel Redaetlaa 1 raed.
Mr. ilcAdoo appealed to the public
tn a atatemeat tontcht to refrain from
travel as much as possible, but prom
Med that do suburban commuter trains
or others eecesnary fnr proper mala
I'Binci of business life la citlea will
be eUmtnted.
Coogreas will take up nest week tha
railroad b.lls Introduced yesterday tot
lowlnc Tresldent Wilson's mrssac-e'on
irvernmeftt operation and disruenlon
t1ay uicn( members of both houses
Indicated a marked difference ' of
opinion over whether Government con.
. trol should axtend only for a-definite
r-eriod after trie end of the war. or in
" definitely until Congress orders other
wise,
'. Coal continued to ro forward tod?
ahead af other freirbt. Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield telegraphed the fol
lowing .','
"By direction of Director-General Wc
Adoo, all priority orders heretofore
M.iue4 with respect ta transportation
have been suspended and . no further
priorities mar ba claimed thereunder,
further orders for priorities will be
; Kuer In emerrenclee under Mr. Mc
direction aa occasion may re
quire." t lriaea Be Called Oft.
- Mr MoAdoo today took further step
ta prevent friction in tha Government's
dealings with railroad labor, by ar
ranrement with William 11- Johnston,
president of the International Associa
tion of Machinists, to rail off several
mner strike of machinists antil the
railroad administration ran formulate
definite wage and labor policy.
The director-general also announced
that as-soon as the railroad bill was.
t assed he would take steps to Bse more
intensively tha country's 'navigable
riv-r act canals.
"1 am very much pleased." ba said.
"that provision la mads In tha pending
railroad bill for use of the Inland
waterways of ti.e Vnlted States In con
nection with tha railroad system now
under Government controL The proper
use of these waterways will largely be
the transportation facilities of the
country. If tha pending bill la passed
s-lmr authority to the President to
expend money for the development of
transportation facllltlea on the Inland
waterways every effort will be made to
utilise them to the fullest extent of
their capacity."
l-eaw-atLaLa Ilava Firs Call
Commenting on reasons for curtail
ing passenger traffic Mr. McAdoo said:
Hy elimination of unnecessary pas
senger trail service much motive
power, skilled labor, track and terminal
facilities are released for tha handling
of coal and food and ether supplies
.essential to the life of tba people, as
ll as to tha successful prosecution
of the war. '
"Every patriotle cltlsea eaa directly
help the Government In clearing up the
present unsatisfactory condition of the
rilraada by refraining from all unnec
essary travel at thla time. '
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Left. Right -Jallea Krattsehalrt. Ck alrwuia ( the Rxee-utlve Cemmlttee af the Soot kens PaelflerCompaayi Howard
' Klllect. Presides! of the Km Tartu Mevr Havea St Hartford Rallroadi Willi ass G. MeAdoo. 8eea-etary of the Treaa
ary aad Dlrertor-Geaeral of (he Rail readsi Joka Barton Payne. Grneral Cas satl of the Emergency Fleet Corpora-
m Sasnarl He's. Prealdewt of the Peaaayrvaala Railroad, aad Hale Holde a. President of the Chicago. Barllagtoa '
' QaJnry Railroad. The Photo Was Made In the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury at Noon December 28.
Win He AsnaH Control for tha Govermsneat of the Vast Railway Systems of the Ignited States. -
NATION . IS -; HELD -UP
Southern Profiteers Wax "Fa
on War Contracts
EXTREME PRICE DEMANDED
HARBOR MERCHANTS UNITE
One Delivery a Day and Early Clos
ing Sjstnma Adopted at IIoquLam.
ROQ11AU. Wish, Jan. 5. (Special)
Rescinding their revent action, adopt
ing tha wartime oaaia of operation for
r-tall stores, aa recueated by tba State
Council of Defenie, oquiam mer
chants bava decided to- modify their
programmo so as to comply with tha
r-quest of tba National Councy of De
fense and -meet local conditio as.
A t'legram received from com
mercial economy board of tha National
Council states that body baa. requested
the adoption only of tba one-delivery
a-dy system.
Hcjuiaxn merchants will adopt thla
plan and tha Ji-day credit period. In
ord'r to meet local conditions retail
stnres here will open at o'clock A. U.
and closo at dally, except Saturday.
hen they will remain open three hours
1-Jliger.
30 SHIPS TO BE BUILT
Original Plan Will Be Carried Ont
by Japanese Syndicate.
rtONOLCLC. T. H. Dec T. (Spe
cial.) William H- Avery, adviser to
tr Asaao Syndicate of Japan, has an
rouneed that tha Toyo Klsen Kaisba
will build at onca 13 ships. ' ( '
Mr.' Avery I here for visit.' after
w blch ba will proceed to Toklo. Ua
declared today that sine the agree
ment between Japan and tba United
Slates want lnt affect regarding tba
iMpmrnt ct steel fo tha Island Em
pire In retsm fnr the tonnage tha Toyo
Kisen Kaisba line will continue on Its
oris; -rial plan to construct 30 ships In
Dorcna JlrsltJcnla'Forns Coyote Clab
EfGEXE. Or, Jan. S. (Species,
P.esidenta of lbs vicinity of Dorena
hava formed an ora-antxalios known aa
tha Row River Coyote" Club, for tba
purposa of making . war on coyotes,
whKh have log killing goals and
ether smaJI Uveatock. The dab baa 14
Biembers. . - - .
Lark of Good Faith Shown. In Snp-
plylnjc Inferior Timber and Fall
, tire to Ship Heavy stuff for
Frames and Keels. .
OREGOyi,N NEWS BITIEAU. Wash
ngton. Jan. i. A fragment of testi
mony given, before the Senate com
merce committee by Admiral Bowles, of
the Emergency F1et Corporation, h
given a claw which othnr Investigating
committees cannot afford to overlook,
for this bint Indicates clearly that
tha lumbar profiteers, who .are waxing
fat on war contract.. are to be found
In the South. Tha independent lumbar
men of the Bouth. according to Admiral
Bowlra. are tba men who have held up
the Government on war contracts for
lumbar.
Tha' development of this Interesting
point was brought oat Inadvertently by
Chairman Fletcher, of Florida, wboas
last thought was to unearth something
to the discredit of tba lumbermen of
bis sectrbn.
Admiral Bowles had been testifying
about tha faliuro of tha Southern lum
ber mills to meet their contracts for
ship lumber. Mo bad told how they
had secured an agreement with the
Government to furnish ship lumber at
an average of Hi a thousand; bow
they bad cloned contracts to furnish
lumber to wood 'shipyards on the At
lantlo as -well aa Gulf coasts; how they
had aoon discovered their inability to
furnish tha big keel timbers for which
they bad contracted, but nevertheless
bad (one ahead supplying shipyards
with decking, planking and other
smaller timbers, regard lets of tha fact
that tha yards were left without keel
and framing timbers and therefore un
able to begin construction.
Leva of. Good Faith lam. ,
Tba testimony of Admiral Bowles
was In Itself a severe arraignment of
tbeouthem lumbermer It showed
their lack of good faith la contracting
for timbers they could not supply; It
showed their Indifference to the success
of the wood -a hip programme In leav
ing so many shipyards In-tha lurch.
"But." Interrupted Senator Fletcher,
"did yon make, your - contra eta with
tha Southern Pine' Association only, or
did yon glva tba independent . lumber
manufacturers a chance f.o bid on thla
business r
Admiral Bowffi said tba contracts
bad been made with tha Southern Plna
Association." Senator Fletcher then ex
plained that not mora than one-fourth
of tha lumber manufacturers of tha
South were members of that associa
tion and Indicated (hat If Independent
lumbermen had been allowed to bid
they migha. hava supplied tba big tim
bers. - . - r
"Tea." replied Admiral Bowles," ."We
gave the Independents a chance,- A del
egation of them came In to see me; they
said they could furnish the lumber, but
they told me tbey would net think of
furnishing It' for lesa than 150 a thou
sand feet. ' And." added the Admtral,
"when they made that proposition 1
bade them rrood-bye., . . .-.
lade pendent a ery Independent.
Senator Flatchet vai ho longer In
terested, but anotnt member -of' the
eommlttea was. He inquired of Admiral
Bowie if . the Independent Sauthern
lumbermen had explained .why thdlr
price a-as so muoh hlsrher. than tha
price agreed oppn between the South
ern Pine Association and the Shipping
board and Council of. National De
fense. - Admiral - Howies replied that
rbeae Independent manufacturers had
explained ' lbV' they, oould get all the
Government business tbey wanted, such
as furnishing lumber for cantonments,
etc. st tiv a -thousand, and If they
could not get an equally good price
from the Shipping Beard they were not
interested In furnishing lumber for ship
construction.:.. , '
That statement la highly Illuminat
ing, far It Is a notorious fact that the
lumber going Into cantonment con
struction la relatively low-grade stuff;
U la no such select lumber aa is re
quired for ship construction. Acd if
the independent lumber manufacturers
of the South have been gettiag'lia a
thousand for tae lumber taey acid ta
the cantonment contractors, tbey have
been vastly overpaid.
And even. the Southern Pine Associa
tion did not escape altogether, for
under questioning Admiral Bowles ad
mitted that their standard price for
ship lumber had been twice advanced
since the 136 price had been mutually
agreed upon, antll today It Is above 140
per thousand. The standard price for
ship dumber on tbe Paclfie Coasr has
never been raised above 135.
TURKS MAKE OFFER
INSANITY PLEA SAVES BOY
Youth Acquitted by Jury on Charge
of Stabbing Nephew.
LEBANON. Pa, Jan. It Frank G Ns
gel. the 14-year-old Lawn youth, was
acquitted by a Jury tot murdering his
-year-old nephew. Harry Boyer. oa the
grounds- of Insanity and probably will
be sent by Judge Henry to some Insti
tution for treatment. Nagel 1s suffer
ing from brain pressure resulting from
a fracture of the skull received In
10-foot plunge ovet an embankment at
Harrlsburg when 10 years old. It is
thought that an operation will restore
his mentality.
Nagel shot the Boyer boy while they
were alone on the Nagel place at Lawn
and bid tha body beneath a mattress In
the yard. He then fled, but returned to
the scene of the tragedy and was ar
rested. He stoutly maintained that he
accidentally shot bis lit tie victim in
aiming at a rabbit.
Peace Proposal Submitted to
Russian Government.
DARDANELLES TO BE FREE
With it today in Portland" you
can light, heat, cook- make it
your office and house servant
save your wife weary steps and
useless toil
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Samovars, Boilers,
Chafers, Radiators,
Toasters, Broilers,
Roasters, Curlers, -Washers,
Bakers,
Cleaners, Irons, Cells
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PALESTINE FARM BOUGHT
San Francisco Hebrew Purchases
100-Acre Orchard Near Jericho.
SAX FRANCISCO. Cal. Jan. S. (Spe
cial.) Leopold Mlcbela. Baa Francisco
millionaire merchant, who Is Identified
with several larce wholesale and retail
stores, la the first Californlan to bar a
farm In Palestine, illchels, who has
returned here from a trip to New York
and IVaahlntrton. said today he had
bought a 100-acre orchard at an ave
rage price of 1100 per acre The nego
tiations were closed while he was in
the East. He has Just received a deed
for the land. It la written In Hebrew.
Tba orchard la near tha city of Jeri
cho. Mlcbela also is authority for the
statement that Louis . Brandel. As
sociate Justice of the United Siatea Su
preme Court, has bought a farm In
Palestine.
JEWISH HOSPITAL OFFERED
Soldiers Afflicted With Tuberculosis
to Be Treated .at Dearer.
KEW TORK." Jan. K. Tbe National
Jewish Hospital for Consumptives at
Denver. Colo will be offered to the
Government to eare for the men of the
United Statea Army afflicted with
uberculosls. It was announced official
ly here tonight.
Samuel Grabfelder. president of the
hospital, has called a conference of ex
perts from all over the country to meet
In thla city January 12 to discuss tuber
culosis with special reference to the
war. The ihone- Is expressed that It
will lefel to a mobilization of tubercu
losis sanatoria throughout the coon try
or the. benefit of. tha ilghtlnsT men."
WOMEN MUST CO-OPERATE
Patriotic .Sei-rlcc-, In War Time Crged
t by Cardinal Gibbons.
BALTIMORE, Jan. sU-Patriotic serr-
Jee -waa . arged as the chief duty of
women ty Cardinal- Gibbons today at
tha annual convention of the Maryland
chapter. International Federation of
Catholie AJuranU
"The work of aunoort and co-oners. -
tlon that falia upon the women of a,
country In time of war cannot be over-
mphnstzed. aald tha cardinal, "and
the great duty of our Catholic women
these days of stress is to rally their
best talents, their time, their energy
and their labor In the service of our
Government and tha cause of our allies.-
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Slav Black Sea Fleet to Be Demobil
ized, Frontier' Lines to Remain
as Before War and Turkey
to Retain Active-Army. ' .
LONDON, Jan- 5. Free "passage of
the Dardanelles for Russian ships. Rus
sian evacuation of TurklBti territory
and the demoblllsation-of the Russian
Black Sea fleet are provided for In the
draft of Turkish peace terms presented
to Russia, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Petrograd.
Turkey. It la provided, is to retain her
active army In consequence of the con
tinuation of the war against the en
tente. 1
The main points In the draft present
ed by the Turkish delegates are given
In the dispatch aa follows:
First Frontier lines to remain
before the war.
Second Within two years of the con
clusion of peace the contracting par
ties shall conclude a convention re
spectlng sea trade and consulates.
Third War losses Incurred by indi
viduals are to be refunded.
Fourth Guarantees to be given, for
tha territorial Integrity and' develop
ment of Persia on the baala of her an
tire independence. -
Fifth Free passage to be granted
Russian ships passing through the Bar
danelles and tba Bosphorua.
Sixth Mobilization within limits to
be permitted for national defense.
Seventh Russia to undertake to re
move her armies to territory within
the previous Russian borders in six to
eight weeks after signing the peace
agreement, leaving: only one division
to safeguard her frontier.
ElKhth Russia to demobilise her
081 Red Cross Workers in Clatsop.
ASTORIA, Or, Jan. 8. (Special.) A
report filed' todav by C R. Hletrins.
ehairmsn of tha Red Crosa campaign
committee, shows that 6031 members of
the Red Cross were signed up In Clat
sop County dorinc the recent Christmas
drive
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army of special airmen traits and also
to demobilize the Black Sea navy.
Ninth Turkey to retain her active
army In consequence of continuation of
war against the entente.
G.A.R. OFFICERS INSTALLED
Gordon Granger Post Holds Cere
mony ; E. E. Covey Commander.
rcnrrinn Rrannr Tnnt Vrv 43. 'Grand
Army of tbe Republic, Installed officers
for the year. The following officers
were installed:
Edwin . Covey, commander; H. A.
Severance, S. V. commander; J. B.
Sedgwick. J. V. commander; H. Clay
Dutton. adjutant; J. M. Blair, quarter
master; Av H. Rockwell, surgeon; L B.
Self, chaplain: Benjamin Morgan, - of fl
eer of the day; I. B. Self, patriotle- In
structor; J. J. Hughes, officer of the
guard; M. A. Robinson,' sergeant-major;
M. Landgraff, quartermaster-ser-geanr:
Thomas Allen, color bearer; J.
G. McHolland, musician, and J. G. Bar
ber, Inspector Government headstones.
COAST HOTEL IS RAIDED
Police Find Fire Quarts of LJqnor
and Arrest Proprietors.
' Acting on Information disclosed in
Municipal Court in a case of Intoxica
tion, police inspectors from headquar
ters, armed with a search warrant Is
sued upon request of "Deputy District
Attorney Ryarv raided the Coast Ho;
tel. in. .the North 'End district yes
terday and found five quart ;bottles
of whisky. . . .
Harry Harris, a notorious-1 -polite
character,' and his wife, who lave been
conducting1 the hotel, were arrestcS
and are held under bail of $1000 each.
They are charged with maintaining a
nuisance under the prohibition statute.
Extreme Cruelty -Is Charged-
Extreme cruelty' which has under
mined her health and caused her to be a
nervous wreck, is charged by' Delia
Peterson- in a. suit for - divorce filed
yesterday against James Peterson. They
were married in Portland In 1906, and
have no children or property '.interests
in litigation.
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KATHLEEN CLIFFORD, star of ;
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the business of risking her life. In
every chapter of Anna Katharine.'
Green's mystery story she is the hero
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Bee this serial at The Globe Theater,
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