THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER"-. 7, 1919. TO DAINTY DANCERS TO ENTERTAIN PACIFIC FLEET AT ASTORIA WITH PAGEANT. Prompt andCareful Attention Given Mail Orders j I v ltS.v Protests Sent to Railroad Ad ministration Agents. 'AM i if It u SITUATION HELD SERIOUS 4 Xecd in Many Parts of Mate Far From Supplied, Say Members of Service Commission. 16 ACTION PREVENT OR II G . it W 17 -S . v. v. -. m. .. .Ji I iff" N : - 4 XT' tit SILKS BALEM. Or.. Sept. . (Special.) Ac tion on the part of railroad administra tion officials to prevent what appears to be the beginning of car shortage throughout the state is urged in tele grams sent yesterday to H. V. Piatt and K. H. Knickerbocker, general manager and superintendent of the Oregon Short Line railroad, by members of the pub lic service commission. Complaints from many sections of the state have been received by the com mission, the latest coming from Crane, Harney county, where it is said sev eral shipments of cattle and sheep are held up for lack of cars. In a telegram received by the com mission yesterday in reply to a mes sage of protest sent to Mr. Knicker bocker, at Tocatello, Idaho, the latter admitted that his railroad lacks 600 double-deck and 200 single-deck cars to fill orders already on file. He says, however, that the cars ordered at Crane will be supplied within the next few days. Reports from officials of the South ern Pacific company also indicate similar shortage of cars. Yesterday the company lacked 244 closed and 14S open cars to fill its orders, and it is believed this number will be increased as the crops begin to move. To relieve present conditions and pre vent future shortage of cars. R. H. Aishton. regional director of railroads, has sent to the commission a letter urging that shippers load their cars to capacity, and that recipients of these shipments unload them promptly in order that they may be returned to service. Members of the commission are giv ing the widest publicity to the car shortage situation, and ask the co-op eration of the public to the end tha more serious conditions may be pre vented. MiirnimiMiiniVirirftivmiiiirif-rMhriiit r . - 4 5'V . - !5 !WJV-rSS51J!ni y "f 4r - VV 0 5 A - i on Display Above Sprites ! -Mldaummer Mchfs Dream.- Relnvr Tltanla lulled to sleep by ber (airy attendant: Phllena Bartlett as Tltanla. Fairies, left to rlehtt Mabel I'hlppM, Margaret tnoola, Elizabeth Ann Skylea and Kae Jaloff. A prominent feature of the entertainment which Astoria has arranged for the officers and sailors of the Tacific fleet will be the pageant. "A Midsummer Night's Dream," to be given next Wednesday in the city park under the auspices of the national pageant committee of the Young Women's Christian association. A cast of Zau will be used to present the fantasy, and, as rehearsals have been going on for about two months, they nave every hope of success. Miss Kdith Heinemann, in charge of the costuming of the players, has announced that everything is ready regarding that important part of the work. Mrs. A. E. Travis,, former director of pageant and playground work at Laurelhurst park, has introduced a number of solo and chorus dances into the plot of the pageant. The DrinciDal role of the Dlav. that of "Puck." will be Dortraved bv Wenona Over, while the Dart of "Titania" will be played by Thilena Bartlett. Titania's fairy train will be' composed of six dainty little girls Elizabeth Skyles, Margaret Escola. Mary Jane W ray, Mabel Thipps, Mary Skallerud and Fae Jaloff. And now is your opportunity to select materials for that beautiful new dress. We are offering very special values in Black Silk, Satin and Messaline. 36-inch Black Satin at less than present wholesale price, yd. $2.49 36-inch Black Messaline. Regular $2 value, yard. $1.49 36-inch Black Messaline. Regular $2.25 value, yard $1.85 29-inch Costume Velveteen in all popular colors, yard $2.25 ; MILLERS TALK EFFICIENCY DAY'S SHORTAGE IS 956 CARS OREGON COUNCIL OPPOSES I ERCIVE METHODS. CO- Scarcity Held Largely Due to Live stock Shipments East. Yesterday the shortage of freight cars, including flats and open cars. was S04 on the Oregon-Washington lines anfl 452 on the Southern Pacific Oregon lines. On the western Oregon lines the principal demand is for cars to move lumber and forest products, including box snooks, for which there is pressing need in orchard districts. On the Oregon-Washington the great est shortage is for stock cars. This condition is attributed to heavy shipments of livestock to eastern mar kets, which absorb stock cars as rapidly as they can be supplied. It is also, in a measure, due to generally lighter loading of cars this year than last condition which the regional director has urged shippers to guard against. ir the loading at present were as heavy per, car as last year, the car shortage would be almost entirely eliminated, according to figures fur nished by R. H. Aishton. regional di rector in the northwest. There is a great increase in the bulk shipment of grain from the inland em pire this year, and this requires cars of the best type. The bulk movement is expected to be double that of last year. Graded Certificates Require Oper ator to Take Physical Examina tion to Keep Germs Out. Barr. Charles Keller. A. L, Sorenson, Ernest Goetseh, G. C. Peeler, J. E. Case, all of the Portland Flouring Mills Com pany; F. W. Miller, Golden Rod Milling company; J. W. McPherson, Crown Mills; A. J. Wehrle and J. P. Guartney, Kerr. Gifford & Co.; C. U Cox and L- W. Richter. Rose City Flouring Mills; V. D. Hawkins. G. O. Schindler, D. Kuhlman. C. E. Butts and Wilbur V. Quivey, all of Albers Bros.' Milling company; G. A. Reid. Columbia Milling company; Theo dore Brown and Theodore R. Brown. Astoria Milling company; J. ' J. Ross. J. J. Ross MM Furnishing company; T. E. Fowler and R. J. Musser, Fisher Ii-lnnrlni, filla .i ..i ....... l.'.. . I . . V-' r With representative operative millers, Smi,h p,',B, cnH iri,.ri' miii of the various Portland milling compa- j company, Tacoma; James Peterson, Ta nlea in attendance, the organization and coma Grain company, Tacoma; J. J. PACKING COMPANY FORMED Baker Concern Files Articles of In corporation at Salem. SALEM. Or.. Sept. 6. (Special.) To conduct a wholesale and retail meat business and operate packing and re frigerating plants are the purposes of the Baker Packing company, which filed articles of incorporation here yes terday. The incorporators are J. A. Russell. William Cousens, H. L. Moh R. W. Russell and E. W. Cox and the capital stock is $20,000. Headquarters will be in Baker. The Lebanon Plumbing & Heating company has filed articles of incorpora tion. The incorporators are Alida M. Laduron. John B. Endert and Margaret Endert. with quarters in Lebanon. The Albatross Metal Furniture com pany of Portland, has increased its capital stock from 125.000 to $100,000. Notices of dissolution of the Frank lin Realty company of Portland, and of the Nehalem Railroad company, also have been filed. RAILROAD SAFETY GOAL Employes at Roseburg Talk Over Plans to Cut Down Risks. ROSEBURG. Or.. Sept. 6. (Special.) G. T. Blythe, special representative of the safety division of the United States railroad administration for lines north of Ashland, met with the Roseburg safety division committee today. A large representation of railroad em ployes making headquarters here at tended. The division committee is com posed of a local employe from each craft, and meets once each month. Tracks, shops and grounds were in spected today. It is stated that the sessions resulted In many valuable sug gestions made by employes which cut down danger of injury. GRESHAM LEGION ELECTS g First Smoker Will Be Held by Post Wednesday Night. . GRESHAM. Or.. Sept. S. (Special.) Gresham post of the American Legion will hold its first smoker next Wednes day night In Carlson's hall. At the last meeting, the post adopted a con stitution and by-laws, and now has 40 ex-service men in Its membership. The officers of the post are: C. G. fK-hneider. president; Ernest Brugger, vice-president; Chase E. St. Clair, sec retary. Glenwood Miller, treasurer. Gresham post will be represented at the state convention. September 17 and 18. by C. G. Schneider, delegate, and Andrew Brugger. alternate. Installation meeting of the Oregon grand council of the association of pro fessional millers was held Thursday night at their clubrooms. The installation of the Oregon grand council .with jurisdiction over all the millers of Oregon was conducted by T. E. Fowler of Seattle, supreme presi dent, and R. J. Musser of Seattle, su preme secretary, assisted by M. D. Smith and. James Petersen of Tacoma. J. J. Mulvey and W. H. Brownell of Seattle. Theodore Brown was the unan imous choice for president of the Port land council and H. G. Paulson for sec retary. Other officers will be elected at a subsequent meeting. The association of professional millers is an organization that had its incep tion in Seattle about two years ago. Active membership is confined to the operative end of flour, cereal and feed milling. Those qualified to hold active membership are th men holding posi tions as superintendents, head millers. graders and bolters. The association is opposed to co ercive movements whose object is to force others, whether individuals or in dividuals organized, to subject them selves to the Jurisdiction and control of other organizations or Individuals. against their will. The association holds that such movements are sub versive of American principles and dia metrically opposed to the fundamentals of the constitution of the United Stales. The association is striving, and with marked success, to advance the inter ests of the individual operative miller. to make him a more competent man and above all to make him loyal to his employer and to the industry of mill ing. In line with this progressive movement' it Is the first body ever to Issue graded certificates to operative millers. Each miller applying for a certificate must pass a rigid physical examination to ascertain that he is free from obnoxious disease that might con taminate the flour. A physical exam ination has never before been required of operative millers. Members of the association of pro fessional millers are now operating the flour mills of Portland. Tacoma and Seattle. Those present Thursday night in cluded: C. J. Devereaux. G. A. Traeey. H. G. Paulson. J. A. Wands. W. J. McLaugh lin. P. Christensen. I. H. Cook. R. J. Mulvey. Seattle Flour Mills, Seattle; W. H. Brownell, Charles H. Lilly Co., Seattle. LOCAL ENGINEER TO HELP PUSH JOXES-REAVIS BILL. Campaign for Change' of Interior De partment Into Department of Pub lic Work Starts Soon. CLARKE SCHOOLS OPENING Battle (.round and Vancouver Will Be Among Last to Get Started. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Sept. 6. (Spe cial.) A1I city schools of the county, with the exception of those of Battle Ground and Vancouver, and most of the country school will open Monday. Battle Ground schools will open Sep tember 18 and Vancouver September 15. The country Schools do not open at the same time. Some are already in op eration. Owing to delays in .construction, the addition to the high' school, which-is being built to accommodate the seventh and eighth grades, will not be ready for the . opening of schools. Pole Returns to Find Family. CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. .Sept. 6. (Special.) Julius Kierschbaum left yesterday for Poland. ' When he left his native land he expected to send tickets to his family for transporta tion, but the great world war came on and he has not heard from them for two years and has no knowledge whether they are dead or alive. The object of Mr. Kierschbaum's trip, is to find his family if possible. A'eteran Enters Business. CASTLE ROCK, Wash., Sept. 6. (Special.) Robert Lee Goodfellow of the 2d division is at home and settled down to business, being associated with his father, R. H. Goodfejlow, .in the pharmacy. He received his dis charge at Camp Lewis after an absence of 22 months in foreign battlefields. D. C. Henny, consulting engineer -of Portland, has been made chairman of the Oregon committee to aid in carry ing out the plans of the recent confer ence of engineers, architects and con structors designed to secure passage by congress of a bill changing the present department of the interior into a de partment of public works. The conference," which was held in Chicago, was composed of delegates from 74 technical societies, with a membership .of 105,000, and they hope to induce the next congress to pass the Jdnes-Reavls bill. At present the construction of gov ernment buildings and other federal improvements is in the jurisdiction of various departments. While -Mr. Henny was selected as state chairman by the Chicago confer ence the tame organization also named R. G. Dieck, former commissioner of public works, M. E. Reed and J. C. Stevens of Portland as associates. The state committee met yesterday with the following members of the various tech nical societies, college and business or ganizations interested in (he proposed department change to discuss plans for securing the support of business men for the project: O. B. Coldwell, Amer ican Institute of Electrical engineers: Percy A. Cupper, state engineer: Pro fessor W. C. Morgan, Reed college; City Engineer Laurgaard, representing the Northwest Society of Highway engin eers; Henry M. Parks, American In stitute of Mining engineers; C. J. Park er, Northwest Master Builders' associa tion; Charles McGonigle. Northwest So ciety of -Mechanical engineers; Jesse A. Currey, Building Material Dealers' as sociation; O. F. Stafford, University of I Oregon; F. F. Henshaw of Oregon So ciety of Engineers; O. K. Stanley, Just Received a full line of All-Silk Moire, also a fine line of heavy All-Wool Velour Plaids Serge Dresses $27.50 All-Wool French Serge Dresses, straight-line and suit effects in the very latest fall models. Attractively trimmed with military braid, silk embroidery, novelty buttons and silk cords. Sizes 16 to 44. Priced '...$27.50 Smart New Fall Coatees Latest modes with loose back, large shawl collars of self material, semi belted and full lined, i and lengths. Priced at $19.75, $24.75, $32.50, $42.50 Fall Coats $ 1 9.75 Special purchase of jobber's overstock of Cloth Coats, consisting of Velours, Cheviots, Burella and other practical coatings. Belted styles and some with fur collars. Sizes 16 to 42. On special sale Monday $19.75 Children's RAIN CAPES $1.95 Mower,, E -a awr av . HENRY J. DITTER, Mgr. McCALL'S PATTERNS McCALL'S MAGAZINE C'arranxa Reported Marked to Die. EL PASO. Sept. 6. Mexico C'ty na- pers received here today containd front-page articles telling of the dis covery by General Juan Bar'ragan, chief of staff, of a secret society in Mexico City, the purpose of which is to assassinate l'reoid-nt Carmnz.i, accord ing to the newspaper articles. American Association of Engineers; E. W. Lazell, American Society of Chemi cal Engineers; E. T. Mische, Pacific Coast Landscape Architects' association- E. F. Lawrence, American In stitute of Architects; Professor G. A. Covell, Oregon Agricultural college; Robert G. Dleck, J. C. Stevens and M. E. Reed, American Society of Civil en gineers. The Oregon. state committee will or ganize the ptate by counties and con duct an active campaign in behalf of the bill. Phone your want ads to The Orego- ian. Main 7070. A 6095. JOINT CELEBRATION HELD Merchant Crosses Continent to Join With Mother at Hood Kiver. HOOD RIVER. Or., Sept. 6. (Spe cial.) W. S. . Duckwall, Indianapolis. Ind., merchant, who is associated with his brother, John C. Duckwall, in the operation of Odell orchards and in con ducting a fruit sales agency, came all the way to Hood River to join with his mother, Mrs. J. S. Duckwall, yesterday in the joint birthday anniversary cele bration of the two. Mr. Duckwall is years old and his mother is 66. Mrs. Duckwall and her son have never missed the joint birthday cele bration. In former years the mother has joined her son in Indiana. Churches Use 4 9 Gallons of Wine. YAKIMA, Wash.. Sept. 6. (Special. ) Records of the Yakima county audi tor show that during the past six months a trifle more than 49 gRllons of wine were used by Yakima churches for sacramental purposes. cs n;n:ijj:ixi:imn;iii;t:i;iTii;iji:ij:u:iii;n.u;ia.ixiii.i:i:i;i:n:i;i:i;i:!ii.i a PLAYER ROLLS rax. Your Player-Piano Pedals Easier Patient Commits Suicide. YAKIMA. Wash.. Sept. . (Special.) Announcement was made yesterday that Jasper J. 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