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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1920)
5 nnnnTinr nr ninn MAKES UBOR IDLE THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAN. PORTLAND. JANUARY 4, 1920. January Clearance of Fine Grade Shoes TOMORROW! Beginning a sale of thousands of pairs of men's and women's fine shoes" at prices greatly reduced ! Many lines will be on sale at less than today's factory cost! Many broken and discon tinued lines will be offered at less than one-half what it would cost us to replace them! A Rare Offer by a Responsible Shoe Store! An Opportunity to Save Many Dollars on Your Footwear! Note Well These Remarkable Values Offered by Portland's Best Shoe Store! We Advise Early Selection! Looking Back Loss to Lumber Industry Not Only Feature Resulting. Ahead After Fifty MILLS FORCED TO CLOSE and Two Years r Senator McXary Is Informed North west Faces Serious Situation for 1920 Unless Ilelief Forthcomes. .SALEM. Or.. Jan. 3. (Special.) That the present car shortage in Ore gon is not only causing great finan cial loss to the lumber industry of the state, but is presenting a serious prob lem from the standpoint of unemploy ment, is the opinion expressed by Fred J. Buchtel, chairman of the Ore gon public seryice commission. In a letter to United States Senator Mc Nary, pointing out specific Instances where mills have been forced to close lor lack of transportation facilities. Quoting from a letter received from the secretary of the West Coast Lum bermen's association, Mr. Buchtel in forms Senator McNary that several lumber plants in Oregon already have been forced to suspend opera tion because of the car shortage, -while others have curtailed their out put to the minimum. Many Mill Affected. Mills -which have either entirely or practically ceased operations as a re sult of the unsatisfactory transporta tion facilities, according to Mr. Buch tel, include those operated by the Al bany Lumber company. Falls City Lumber & Logging company, Brighton Mills company. Earl E. Fischer Lumber company, Booth-Kelly Lumber com pany and the Sllverton Lumber com pany. In concluding, his letter to Mr. Buchtel the secretary of the "West oast Lumbermen's association eaid. I am discussing this matter frankly with you, appreciating your interest, and with a grave apprehension that unless the car sen-Ice section is shaken out of its self-satisfied, complacent policy, the Pacific northwest, during 1920, will be up against a very, very sarlous car situa tion." 0 - Quoting ; from a letter from the Willamette Valley Lumbermen's as sociation, Mr. Buchtel advises Senator McNary that nearly all of the mills operated by members of this organ ization have been forced to close down because of the car shortage, embargo, weather conditions and for annual overhauling. "I can say now. In a general way, that most of the mills are not supplied with enough cars to Justify starting up," says Mr. Buchtel, "and what few cars they are getting are being used to reduce accumu lated stock ' which 'had reached such pro portions as to threaten a close-down of all mills in the valley, had there been no embargo or severe weather conditions. "While the1 commission could readily sup ply you with a greater number of spe-J citlc Instances wherein the lumber indus try was, and is suffering from the acute shortage, - we believe that the quotations offered will be sufficient to present the matter clearly to those charged with the responsibility of administering the car distribution. "In addition to the financial losses sus tained by the operators, the very, very ser ious problem of unemployment of men en ters into the situation, and if for no other reasons, drastic and immediate remedies should be supplied to relieve the tension, for certainly those who have returned from the service seeking and deserving employ ment, should have every consideration. "The commission Is not fully in accord with the statement that more facilities, trackage and terminal yards are necessary to the present solution, and that more cars and engines would relieve the unhappy situation. As a -permanent answer to fu ture shortages the above statement may be correct, but at this time other and speedier remedies should be applied. "There Is a feeling here thett other sec tions of the country, east and south, are receiving more favorable consideration in the allocation of cars and further, quot ing from a letter received, that the car service bureau Is prone to prove an alibi rather than to adopt measures of help fulness." Two Complslnts Made. After twice calling the railway ad ministration officials' attention to the seriousness of the car shortage in Oregon, Mr. Buchtel took the matter up with Senator McNary and urged the latter to confer personally, with Max, Thelen of the public service bureau with regard to a remedy for the situation. Mr, McNary later re plied to Mr. Buchtel's request by ask ing for specific instances in which mills had been forced to close be cause of the car shortage. Mr. Buchtel also included In his let ter to Senator McNary extracts of communications received from vari ous mill operators touching on the car situation. DIVORCES TO BE PROBED Lane County Prosecutor to Appear Where Children Are Involved. EUGENE, Or., Jan. 3. (Special.) Every divorce case filed in Lane county hereafter in which children are involved will be contested, accord ing to an announcement of District Attorney L. L. Ray Friday. Complying literally with the statutes the district attorney said that he will enter his appearance in all cases where the wel fare of children is at stake. "More than one-half of the boys and girls who come up before the Juvenile court in this county are mem bers of families in which divorce has been granted," said Mr. Ray, "and I believe that if a lot of these cases are contested it will prevent separations and have a tendency to lessen the number of juvenile cases." Mr. Ray says that 85 per cent of the girls in the state industrial school at Salem are from homes that were broken through divorce proceedings. It was in 1868 that I entered business in Portland a long-, long- time ago as measured by the life of the indi vidual, but short, indeed, in the unending- plans of the Creator! If these fifty-two years have brought to me a liberal measure of success, let me ascribe it not to any good fortune or special ability on my part, but rather, to the inbred determination to "stick on the job" to reach the goal. Always I have endeavored to surround myself with men who could discern that ultimate success meant present labor and sustained effort. To these large credit and heartfelt thanks are due. Boy, youth and man I have clothed for three genera tions. Always I have sought so to serve that the boy of yesterday who is the youth of today and the man of tomorrow would see in the quality of my service some thing to fix upon as an ideal when he, too, should deal with his fellows. - To those men, now mature, who toiled in the early years, and whose faith in the ultimate destiny of our city never wavered, I acknowledge a debt of gratitude for inspiring companionship in mutual endeavor. They were the builders of a mighty city they are its riches! If these words shall meet the eyes of a boy or of a young man, may they bear to him something of counsel, something of kindly interest and encouragement. (Signed) BEN SELLING SMALLPOX RULES ISSUED EXPOSED PERSONS MUST SUB MIT TO VACCIXATIOX. Temporary Hospital at Kelly Butte Is in Full Operation ; More Pa tients to Be Transfered. New regulations were yesterday placed Into effect by City Health Of ficer Parrish in an effort to rid Port land of smallpox. Under the new rules every person who has been ex posed to the disease must either sub mit to vaccination or remain In quar antine for 21 days from the time of the last exposure. The temporary smallpox hospital at Kelly Butte is now In full operation. More than 25 patients have already been placed In the new quarters and more are expected to be transferred there today. Preliminary work on the permanent contagious hospital is also being rushed and It is expected that this building can be completed -within 90 days. The new rules follow: If contact shows a pitted scar, revac clnnte and fumigate out. Discharged sol diers and those vaccinated by this ad ministration are the only exception. Ail those who have no scar and vaccination fails to take, - revacclnate in nine days. Vaccinate, without exception, every con tact. Those refusing vaccination are - to be quarantined for a period of 21 days, fol lowing date of last exposure. Those fumigated out not allowed on premises. School children contacts will be ex cluded 21 days unless vaccinated. No one must leave house until granted permission by the health bureau. failure to report should be punished, not rewarded, therefore make no deduc tion in length of quarantine. of $1600. Local men who have as sisted in the drive include W. H. Cameron, Carl Vincent, Dr. C. Crocker, I. T. AJyord, George J. Galvin, J. R. Buxton, M. L. Carrier, John D. "Won derly. Rev. Francis Jones, Rev. J. H. Gervin, A. L Timmerman and. W. H. Grayum. PASCO BEGINS TO BUILD Further Reconstruct ion to Start When Weather Moderates. PASCO, Wash., Jan. 3. (Special.) Indications are that considerable building will be started In Pasco just as soon as the weather will permit. H. W. DeMuth has begun rebuilding the apartment- house on Lewis street which wag - destroyed by fire some soon begin reconstruction of Its build ings. It is understood that the bank will be enlarged. The drug store and postofflce also will be enlarged. Until these build ings are finished the drug store will occupy the building at the corner of First and Lewis streets and the post office will move to quarters on Lewis street between First and Second. C. F. Denny, a Northern Pacific engi neer, already has taken out a permit for the building of a modern residence to cost $6000 at the corner of Seventh and Clark streets. Slavs to Export Tobacco. BELGRADE, Jan. 3. The total pro duction of tobacco for the year in the Jugo-Slav government is estimated by experts as 15,000 tons. Of this 9000 tons are available for export. Centralia Raises $1156 for Jews. CENTRALIA, Wash., Jan. 3. (Spe cial.) J. Shanedling, chairman of northern division of Lewis county, an nounced today that Centralians to date have subscribed $1156.92 In the Jewish relief campaign on a- quota PRISOMERS MOVE ROCKS 34 Taken to Kelly Butte Work Well; Ration and Half Served. Thirty-four prisoners were sent out to Kelly Butte by the city yesterday to shove rock through the old rock crusher. The officers reported that the prisoners worked well. A ration and a half was served them for lunch, the ordinary prisoner's ration being considered not sufficient for -men working on the rock pile. One amusing incident occurred at the Jail when Jack Howie, who has appealed a jail sentence on a drunk enness charge, thought he was to be one of the men picked for the day's work and expressed his opinion of the rockpile In no uncertain terms. Doty Legion Post Organized. CENTRALIA, Wash..' Jan. 3. (Spe o t c. 1 Th. Jnhn W TJnwnlnff- rtnnt American Legion, was organization at a meeting In Doty tonight, followed 1 by a reception and dance. William Seattle, ex-commander or infantry, delivered an ad- post was named after a Pa Kll boy who lost his life In France. XjZ. Inglis of Jthe 161st in J dress. The T Kll hov VI ITODAY 3 P. M. g Municipal bunday Concert 5 William R. Boone A Organist Al Kader Shrine 4. Chanters PJ Noted Shrine Singing Organlza- 5f 0 tion of 40 Members In Chorus, 5 'A clno niiarlatts, lptrt BP jj Any Seat 10 Cents ? 'A A Distinction Enters With the Small Grand Daintiness and beauty of design, as well as superiority of tone, add to the distinction that enters your home with a Grand Piano. Not until we knew that real tonal quality had been attained, that unquestioned satisfaction was assured, did we offer the small type of low-priced Grand Pianos. In the Milton Tiny Grand e offer a piano that both you and we will be proud of you because of the superb quality and appearance, we be-. cause it truly represents our determination to give the very best that the price can possibly purchase. Easy Payments MORRISON ST. AT BROADWAY nilgB Allen (3. MASON AND HATCJN PIANOS flrlAYERSfl nin STOKES, at AM mAKCISCO. oaklaho, mmi Italkin5J n MACHINES1! SSAJS stsrsi m . SAVE ON SHOES FOR MEN Men's $14 Shoes Now $10.95 Women's Laird-Schober Shoes Only $8.95 In black kid and black and brown calf, buck or worombo cloth tops; lace; with military and Cuban heels. A deep reduction on every pair. On ac count of present high factory cost we have not re-ordered these. , 350 Pairs Women's Shoes Former Price $12.50 . Only $9.95 Finest dull or mat kid, lace styles, with welt soles and Cuban or French heels. We have not reordered these lines on account of present high factory cost. Our reduced price affords a hand some saving. Women's Patent Colt and Kid Hanan & Son Shoes Sale Price $6.95 These are button styles in either cloth or kid tops. We offer them without regard to former price or present high value! 400 Pairs Women's Shoes Regular $10 and $12 Sale Price $8.95 These are in brown calf, lace styles, with Cuban heels; not all sizes in the lot. Splendid values! In black viking calf, blucher-cut; full double soles to heel; English toe. Splendid values! Men's $15 Shoes Now $11.95 Genuine Brown Shell Cordovan Lace, English last; prime overweight oak tan soles. Brown Norwegian Calf Blucher; rawhide waterproof inserts. Splendid wet weather shoes. Men's $18 Shoes Now $14.95 Boyden's or Banister's straight-last kid shoes; kid lined; double soles. Men's $17.50 Shoes Now $14.95 Banister's genuine brown or black vici and kangaroo shoes; finest qual ity. Very smart. Also Banister's genuine brown calf lace; English last. 1200 Pairs Women's Shoes, Sale Price Only $4.95 These "are short and discon tinued lines of women's patent leather button shoes. Regard less of present high value we have grouped them all at the one price! Take advantage! Men's $10 Shoes Now $7.95 In brown calf, lace style, with Nec lin welt soles, English toe. Wonder ful values. Men who wear extra large sizes and women who wear extra small sizes can be fitted in the shoes offered in this sale. On account of the wonderfully low prices we can make no ex changes and no refunds. 129 Tenth Street, Between Washington and Alder Mail Orders Filled at Sale Prices. We Give S. & II. Trading Stamps PLAYING TODAY ALL THIS WEEK PLAYING TODAY AND ALL THIS WEEK A PICTURE THAT STARTS THE THRILL ALONG YOUR SPINE A WORTHY SUCCESSOR TO "THE SEA WOLF" HIOIBAEOT 8 0 SSOTo I Hi ?:te?lr7AlVAUl''-; W jt-' j&T II " " M KSl .. . XT'-:.. :-t - 1 ysJtt , a, v- : fed : ' I ilk Jcx y sr,7 H' fiVST J I . - .- - - - mMmm MURTAGH'S CONCERT on our $50,000 ORGAN "A Frang-esa" (Italian March) Costa Prelude in C Sharp Minor Rachmaninoff Minuet . Paderewski "Dear Little Boy of Mine". . Ernest Ball Popular Song Revue "I'm a Jazz Baby" "Bye-Lo" "Lullaby Time' "I Am Climbing: Mountains" "The Vamp." TODAY AT 12:30 H 0 M the BMM A vengeance as deep as the ocean A story that lays bare the soul of a great passion and stirs to the depths the hearts and souls of grown-up men and women COMING SATURDAY WALLY REID "FATTY" ARBUCKLE ON THE SAME BILL 4