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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. POBTLiAND, TUNE 9, 1918
U.S. GAINS 62SNEVV
'SHIPS'IN 5 MONTHS
American Merchant Fleet Now
Amounts to About Ten
4 Million Gross Tons,
LAUNCH1NGS ON INCREASE
Progress in Single Month, in 1918
l Almost as Great as That for
Entire First tear of
European War.
WASHINGTON, Juno 8. The steady
frrowth of the American merchant ma
rine In all classes of vessels was re
vealed today for the first time since
the war began in statistics from the
Department of Commerce.
These figures showed that in the
first five months of this year there
haa been built in this country and of
ficially numbered by the Bureau of
Navigation a total of 629 vessels of
.687,055 gross tons.
The merchant fleet of the United
Ptates now amounts to approximately
10,000,000 gross tons, not Including
merchant craft under control of the
Army and Navy as transports and sup
ply ships.
At the beginning of January, 26,742
merchant vessels of 9.343,224 gross
tons were flying the Stars and Stripes
n trips across the Atlantic with food
and munitions. Into the Caribbean and
Pacific with American products for
foreign customers and on the lakes
and rivers of this country as part of
the Nation's domestic transportation
system.
This tremendous fleet Is second to
the merchant tonnage of Great Britain.
It includes all the new vessels built un
der the direction of the Shipping Board
and thousands of other ships, smaller
In individual tonnage but greater In
aggregate carrying capacity, which
play so large a part In commerce and
the maintenance of a favorable balance
of trade.
There has been a steady increase in
new ships this year, the May tonnage
being three times as great as the Janu
ary output. In the first month of 1918
there were 67 ships of 64,795 tons given
official numbers. In February, 84 ships,
of 117,601 gross tons, were numbered.
March saw a notable Jump in the
production of small ships, numbers
being awarded to 138, the tonnage be
ing 147,145.
The record In April was 165 ships of
163,050 tons, and in May 185 ships of
194,464 tons. -
In a single month this year the
American merchant fleet haa seen a
growth almost as great as during the
entire first year of the European war.
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T BEER
OREGON ASSOCIATION OPPOSES
BREWING IN WARTIME.
Salem Convention Indorses McXarj
Bill, Now Pending, Directed
4 Against Profiteers.
SALEM, Or., June 8. (Special.) It
was nearly 3 o'clock this morning
when the Oregon State Grange closed
its convention here. Among the eleventh-hour
matters to be decided was a
move to urge Congress to stop the
brewing of beer during the war and a
resolution recommending the passage
of a bill by Senator McNary against
profiteering.
The initiative measure providing for
normal schools in Eastern and Southern
Oregon was disapproved. It being de
cided that the present is no time to
establish such schools. The legislative
committee was instructed to take up
with the Legislature the question of
having farms ready for sale to soldiers
returning from the wars and also to
secure passage of a law requiring the
killing of digger squirrels.
The Grange went on record as stand
ing behind the Governor in his opposi
tion to the opening of the Oregon &
California land-grant lands at this
time, that the lands may be opened
when the soldiers return from the
front, and that the soldiers be given a
preferential right on such lands.
BANDITS KILL SCORES
STRAIN ATTACKED AT I.AS OLAS,
DURANGO, MEXICO.
ter Pierce, President Kerr, 6f the Ore
gon Agricultural College, and Samuel
Garland.
The programme was fittingly patri
otic In character. A flagpole newly cut
apd brought from the foothills of the
Cascades was erected with fitting cere
monies at the entrance of the park
and grove and a large flag waved over
the thousands of visitors who autoed
into the grounds from points afar.
The exhibits of produce and handi
craft in the various booths on the pic
nic grounds were of especial interest
inasmuch as their relation and appli
cation to the winning of the war was
always pointed out to the visitors. A
sailor home on leave conducted an eat
ing pavilion not far from the speakers'
stand and each day wig-wagged hungry
hundreds into his establishment to
dine.
For the benefit of the war savings
stamp drive and the Red Cross and va
rious other war activities, booths were
established. An old-fashioned auction
was held each day, in which quilts
made by the pioneer women of the
county were sold for the benefit of the
Red Cross. In this way several hundred
dollars were raised.
The Brownsville grove was selected
as the next meeting place and the fol
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: A. M. Templeton, presi
dent; C. E. Standard, vice-president;
directors, William Moore, of Browns
ville, and Farmer Rice, of Harrisburg.
NOTABLES ARE HONORED
TAFT, ROOSEVELT AND OTHERS GET
NEW DISTINCTION".
Dignitaries Are Made Honorary
Members of Fathers of Soldiers'
and Sailors' Organisation.
New honors have been thrust upon
William Howard Taft, Theodore Roose
velt, William G. HcAdoo, Franklin K.
Lane and Josephus Daniels.
They have all been elected honorary
members of the Fathers of Soldiers and
Sailors, a Portland-born organization,
which is now spreading to the four
corners of America. As yet some of
these distinguished gentlemen do not
know of their election, but the certifi
cates are all nicely made out and
signed by President Sanfield Macdonald.
who will mail them to the dignitaries
at once. No man may become a mem
ber of this organization unless he has
a son in the service of the United
States. This explains why Woodrow
Wilson, Herbert Hoover and King
George .have been passed up by the
fathers of Oregon.
The Fathers of Soldiers and Sailors
will give a dance and entertainment
complimentary to all the mothers,
wives and immediate relatives of men
in the service of the United States and
the allies June 18 at the Masonic
Temple.
Sanfield Macdonald, president of the
association, has just returned from a
trip to San Francisco, where he char
tered a new California chapter of the
Fathers. He says the organization le
spreading all over the United States
and that Portland is recognized as the
leader in the movement.
LINN REGISTRATION SMALL
Rosters of Service Flags Afford Rea
sonable Explanation.
LEBANON, Or., June 8. (Special.)
Many were surprised at the small reg
istration June 6 of young men reaching
21 during the last year. Only 167 In
the entire county were registered, when
the estimate had been, placed at 300.
This may be easily accounted for
when the rosters ef'tbe service flags
in the communities are Investigated.
For example, the Lebanon High School
flag has 63 service stars on it, and
nearly half of these were under 21
years of age a year ago and many of
them are still under 21.
There were only 27 registrations In
all the Lebanon district, which ex
tended from this city to Foster, 20 miles
east of here.
Town in Zacatecas Raided and Hun
r dred Members Home Guard
Slain.
EL PASO, Texas, June 8 Sixty
train guards and passengers were
killed when bandits attacked a pas
senger train . at Las Olas, Durango,
near Tephuanes, May 27, according to
a delayed message which was re
celved here tonight from Durango
City.
A rail was removed from the track
and the train wrecked. The train
guard of federal soldiers was killed
during, the attack which followed.
Three wounded passengers were
burned to death when the bandits set
fire to the train after robbing it of
60,000 pesos that was being sent to
pay the Durango troops.
The first information of a raid
made on the town of Valparaiso, Za
catecas, on May 29, was also received
here tonight. One hundred members
of the home guard were killed and a
number of girls and women carried off
by the bandit band which numbered
800.
Six Villa followers were captured
and executed near- ojinaga. Chihuahua,
yesterday, according to Information
received here today from Presidio,
Texas.
PiCfilG VOTED SUCCESS
LIXN COUNTY PIONEERS ENJOY
. BROWNSVILLE REUNION.
A. M. Templeton Elected President for
Ensuing Year Red Cross Bene
l fits Through Auction.
BROWNSVILLE, Or.. June 8 (Spe
fcial.) The three days' picnic and re.
union of the Linn County pioneers,
which came to a close Friday night.
was one of the most successful celebra
tions ever conducted and enjoyed by
the Pioneer Association of this county.
.The programme was good from start to
finish, especially the addresses by Wal-
FATHER AND SON BURIED
John Webster and Horace A. Web
ster Laid to Rest Together.
DALLAS, Or., June 8. (Special.)
One of the saddest funerals ever held
in Folk County was conducted by Rev.
Mr. Johnson, of the M. E. Church, last
Sunday over the body of John Webster
and his son, Horace A- Webster.
John Websted was born June 10.
1848, in Hadley, Mich., where he re
sided for a number of years, coming
to Oregon with his family in 1888, lo
cating near Dallas, where they had
since made their home.
Mr. Webster had been ailing only a
short time and passed away on May 31
within 24 hours of the demise of his
son, Horace A. Webster, who was born
in Dryden, Mich., January 31, 1871.
Committee Officers Chosen.
REUBEN, Or., June 8. (Special.)
At the Columbia County Republican
Central Committee meeting held at St.
Helens, May 29, the following officers
were elected: Chairman, Glen R.
Metsker, St. Helens; secretary, James
Galttens, Deer Island; State Committee
man, T. C. Watts, Reuben; Congres
sional Committeeman, Glen R. Metsker,
St. Helens; executive committee, G. R.
Metsker, chairman; James Gait tens,
seoretary; Harry West, Captain Mason
and Charles Graham.
SURVEY WILL START
Professor to Study Plan of
State Consolidations.
COMMITTEE WILL REPORT
Recommendation as to What Boards
and Commissions Can Be Merged
Will Bo Made to Members of
Legislature "ext Winter.
Under the direction of the Consolida
tion Commission, authorized by the last
Legislature, Professor J. M- Mathews, of
the University of Chicago, this week
will begin a survey of various state de
partments, boards and commissions of
this state for the purpose of determin
ing what consolidations and elimina
tions, are feasible. Dr. Mathews is the
author of the present organization of
the Illinois state government and is
considered an expert
Herman von Borstel, secretary of the
Consolidation Commission, which was
appointed by the Governor, was yester
day advised that Dr. Mathews will ar
rive in the city probably tomorrow. This
commission was authorized by the last
Legislature to make an Investigation
and submit recommendations as to con
solidations and eliminations considered
practicable to the 1919 session.
Agreement Is Reached.
At a meeting a few weeks ago, the
commission tentatively agreed upon
what amounts to a commission form
for the state. Under that general plan,
the only elective state officers would
be members of the Supreme Court, Gov
ernor, Secretary of State and State
Treasurer. The duties end functions of
all other state officials, boards and
commissions will be assembled for ad
ministrative purposes under eight pro
posed departments which have been
designated as follows: Law, finance,
education, public welfare, public do
main, agriculture, industry, and com
merce and labor.
The plan further proposes that the
Governor shall appoint a director or
commissioner to head each of these de
partments. Selection of all subordi
nates, including clerical assistance, is
delegated to the directing head of each
department.
To date, the commission has not un
dertaken to classify with respect to the
eight proposed general departments the
various boards and commissions now
maintained and supported by the state.
This will not be worked out by the
members of the commission until Dr.
Mathews has made his survey and sub
mitted his recommendations as to the
best arrangement.
Corvallls Maa Chairman.
The members of the consolidation
commission, which will meet at Salem
Friday, are: J. J. Johnson, of Corvallls,
chairman: Herman von Borstel. Port
land, secretary; Frank Patton, Astoria;
T. J. Scroggin, La Grande; John Carkln,
Medford; Charles Rudeen, Portland, and
Judge J. C. Fullerton, Roseburg.
KLAMATH ROAD IS RUSHED
New Line Destined t oDevelop Great
Inland Empire.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. June 8.
(Special.) The rails for the new mu
nicipal railroad from Klamath Falls
to Dairy, 20 mlleseast, and the first
link of the great Strahorn system
which is destined later to develop the
great Inland empire of Oregon, have
reached Olene, and It is expected that
active operation over this part of the
line will be instituted at an early date.
While some work remains to be done
on the big rock cuts and fills, the
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Watches for Men and Women
Women's Wrist Watches in a wide price range.
Girl Graduates' Wrist Watches $7.50 to $500.
Men's Guaranteed Watches $7.50 and upwards.
WEDDING SILVER Beautiful examples of ster
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prices.
Masonic Rings and Pins
A RON SON'S
Washington at Broadway
Expert Opticians Watch Repairing
greater portion of the route between
Olene and Dairy is waiting- for rails,
which will be laid as soon as the grade
is entirely completed. Officials assert
that the Klamath-Dairy link is now
about 8 per cent completed. When
Dairy is reached Mr. Strahorn plans
to complete his grades to the Eprague
River, 20 miles north.
NEOPHYTES BRAVE JEERS
Six Embryo Newspaper Men Join
Sigma Delta Chi.
UNIVERSITY OV OREGON. Eugene.
June 8. (Special.) While the ther
mometer played around the 85 and 90
marks yesterday, six embryo news
paper men of the university, garbed
in full evening dress, walked, rode,
spoke and sang for the amusement of
the onlookers around the campus and
on the streets of Eugene and Spring
field, as part of the ceremonies of their
initiation into Sigma Delta Chi, Na
tional journalism fraternity.
Between class periods In the morn
ing each of the neophytes was re
quested - to give a flve-mlnute talk
from the steps of the university li
brary. Those who were accepted into
the organization are William Hazel
tine, Harry Craln and Alexander
Brown, of Portland; Douglas Mullarky,
Redmond, Or.; Levant Pease, Jefferson.
Or, and Lelth Abbott, of Ashland.
NIGHT SHIFT IS ORDERED
Ontpout of Sllverton Sawmill Is to
Be Increased.
SILVERTON. Or.. June 8. (Special.)
The Silver Falls Lumber Company
will start a night shift to work on
Monday, June 17, flindlng the demand
for timbers so great that It will have
to add 200 men to its already large
force of 600 workmen in the sawmill
and nearby camp, which is working: to
capacity.
The mill started Its year's run April
15, employing only a day force, but
recent orders have called for an In
crease In output and the management
decided that a night shift would have
to be employed to fill contracts. This
will mean a big Increase In Sllverton's
already large payroll, as the company
aims to employ Sllverton labor as far
as possible,
PORTLAND MEN OFFICERS
Several Commissions In Reserve
Corps Granted.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. June $. Several Portland men
were granted commissions today In the
Officers Reserve Corps. They were:
Charles Colin Patrick, to be Captain,
Aviation Section, Signal Corps; Henry
Theodore Helgesson, 662 Thurman
street; Kenneth C. Tomllnson. 620
Elizabeth street, and Spencer Biddle,
710 Kings Court, Second Lieutenants,
Aviation Section, Signal Corps; Wilson
Johnston, S09 Albemarle Terrace, Cap
tain, Medical Corps; Hiram U. Welch,
Captain, Inspector-General's Depart
ment. Tracy E. Huber, of Camp Lewis,
Wash., was commissioned First Lieu
tenant, Sanitary Corps.
Oregon Man Is Promoted.
NORTH BEND, Or.. June 8. Spe-
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366 Washington at West Park
clal.) Information has been received
here that Dr. Ira B. Bartle. formerly
city physician, now stationed at Camp
Lewis, has been promoted to a Major
chip. Dr. Bartle enlisted with the rank
of Lieutenant, was noun afterward
made a Captain, and the last promotion
advances him to ranking medical of
ficer of the 44th Vnlted States Infantry.
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